POUGHKEEPSIE (Interstat) — Morehead State will visit Marist on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The weather forecast for game time calls for 63 degrees.

Morehead State enters at 2-7 and will try to rebound from a 45-35 home loss to Drake in its most recent game. The Eagles are led by quarterback Bryce Patterson, who went 20-for-39 for 371 yards and four touchdowns in that defeat. Patterson also completed 14 of 25 passes for 234 yards and ran 15 times for 53 yards while accounting for three touchdowns in a 38-31 win over Stetson. In a 34-31 overtime loss at Davidson, he completed 21 of 29 passes for 274 yards and ran 12 times for 52 yards while accounting for three touchdowns. James Ludwig had two tackles and Javon Kinchen had one tackle in the Drake game.

Marist is 4-5 and comes off a 41-40 loss at San Diego in its most recent game. Quarterback Sonny Mannino completed 19 of 37 passes for 260 yards and ran seven times for 34 yards while accounting for four touchdowns in that game. Against Saint Thomas (Minn.), he completed 13 of 25 passes for 193 yards and ran seven times for 3 yards with one touchdown. In a 27-22 win at Drake, Mannino completed 13 of 26 passes for 215 yards, ran 12 times for 61 yards and recorded one tackle while accounting for three touchdowns. James Kratochvil had two tackles and Conor Fitzgibbon had one tackle in the San Diego game.

The Red Foxes have won two of their past four games, including a 42-7 win over Presbyterian and a 28-14 win at Stetson. Marist also lost to Columbia and Saint Thomas (Minn.) in that stretch. Morehead State’s recent results include a 56-28 loss at Dayton, a 37-3 home loss to Valparaiso and a 75-24 home win over Kentucky Christian. The Eagles also dropped a 42-40 overtime decision to Ohio Dominican in their opener.

Patterson and Mannino are the players to watch. Patterson has been central to Morehead State’s passing game, while Mannino has contributed through the air and on the ground for Marist. Marist will look to protect its home field and build momentum before closing its schedule against Butler and Davidson. Morehead State is set to face Presbyterian and Butler in its final two games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Marist 49, Morehead State 27. Interstat’s ELO system gives Marist an 82.3 percent probability to win.