RICHMOND, Ky. (Interstat) — Eastern Kentucky defeated West Georgia 30-20 on Saturday at Roy Kidd Stadium in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. Attendance was 3,205. The Colonels improved to 2-4. The Wolves fell to 1-5.

West Georgia opened the scoring with 3:17 remaining in the first quarter when C. Monfort rushed right for 6 yards and a touchdown. Logan Lopez kicked the extra point. Eastern Kentucky answered with 21 unanswered points in the second quarter. With 13:35 remaining, Brady Hensley rushed right for a 13-yard touchdown, and Devin Orr kicked the extra point. With 6:57 remaining, Jordyn Potts rushed middle for 1 yard and a touchdown, with Orr adding the kick. With 19 seconds remaining, Potts completed a short right pass to Jayden West for a 7-yard touchdown, and Orr’s kick gave the Colonels a 21-7 lead. The three second-quarter touchdowns turned the game after West Georgia had taken the early lead.

West Georgia cut into the lead in the third quarter on Lopez’s 38-yard field goal with 11:53 remaining and a 49-yard field goal with 2:48 remaining. The Wolves trailed 21-13. In the fourth quarter, Orr made a 30-yard field goal with 14:51 remaining for Eastern Kentucky. West Georgia responded when Colton Fitzgerald completed a short left pass to DK Daniel for a 4-yard touchdown with 12:09 remaining. Lopez kicked the extra point, bringing the Wolves within 24-20. Orr then sealed the game with a 38-yard field goal with 7:07 remaining and a 48-yard field goal with 2:11 remaining, giving the Colonels a 10-point final margin.

Fitzgerald completed 18 of 33 passes for 282 yards and one touchdown for West Georgia. He also had one reception for minus-12 yards. He is from Santa Clara, Calif., and is listed at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds. T.J. Lockley had one run for 6 yards and two receptions for 86 yards. Malik Leverett had four receptions for 72 yards. Aidan Sefa had two receptions for 32 yards. Brody Jones had three receptions for 27 yards. Justin Montgomery rushed eight times for 33 yards and had one reception for 3 yards. Colby Dixon had one reception for 0 yards. Nolan Harris punted four times for 195 yards. Logan Lopez made two field goals and kicked extra points.

Potts, Eastern Kentucky’s top star, completed 17 of 24 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed eight times for 8 yards and one touchdown. In his previous outing against North Alabama, Potts completed 16 of 34 passes for 143 yards and rushed eight times for 9 yards. Jayden West had three receptions for 62 yards and one touchdown. Elijah Caldwell had four receptions for 45 yards. Jarvis Hayes had three receptions for 36 yards. Jackson House had two receptions for 22 yards. Jakobie Hughes had one reception for 7 yards. Cameron Hergott had two rushes for 1 yard and two receptions for 7 yards.

Defensively for West Georgia, Lucas Naquin had 10 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Chidu Bekee had 10 tackles and one sack. Elijah Barnes had eight tackles. Chancellor Bryant had seven tackles. Dawson Rivers had six tackles and one quarterback hurry. Stephan French had five tackles and one sack. Malik Lewis had five tackles. Tariq Hollinger had four tackles. Myti Johnson had four tackles and one punt return for 6 yards. Semaj Fluellyn had three tackles. Zack Harris, Shawn Cummings, Jay Culbreth, Sean Ferguson and Cam Marshall each had two tackles. Carter Szydlowski had one tackle and one sack. Isaac Nyenabo, Holton Harris, Ty Brewer, Caleb Reid, Dalton Epps, Xavier Ether, Andrew Ruffin and Jamie Speight each had one tackle.

For Eastern Kentucky, Aden Tagaloa-Nelson had eight tackles. Jeffrey Kinley had five tackles. Cam Jessee had four tackles. Davi’yon Hawkins-Ingram had four tackles. Cristian Conyer had four tackles and one interception. Payne Miller had three tackles. D.J. Galva had three tackles. Jackson Marshall had two tackles. Keshawn Hayden had one tackle.

West Georgia entered the game after a 49-7 win over Fort Valley State, a 35-27 loss at East Tennessee State, a 52-7 loss at Arkansas State, a 47-0 loss at Kennesaw State and a 24-10 loss to Chattanooga. Eastern Kentucky entered after a 20-16 loss to North Alabama, a 17-14 loss to Dayton, a 22-17 win over Chattanooga, a 49-7 loss at Jacksonville State and a 45-21 loss at Western Carolina. The Wolves’ win over Fort Valley State was their only victory of the season. The Colonels’ win over Chattanooga was their only win before Saturday.

West Georgia will host Austin Peay, host Tarleton State, visit Abilene Christian, visit Central Arkansas, host North Alabama and host West Florida over its next six games. Eastern Kentucky will visit Tennessee Tech, host West Florida, visit Tarleton State, visit Austin Peay, host Central Arkansas and visit Abilene Christian over its next six games.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Eastern Kentucky 32, West Georgia 29. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Eastern Kentucky with a 62.9 percent probability to win. West Georgia had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +5.5. The total score of 50 went under the over/under line of 45.5.