STATESBORO – Gerald Green ran for 109 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown, and Derrick Canteen sealed the win with a late interception as Georgia Southern notched a 20-13 Sun Belt Conference football win over Troy Saturday afternoon in Paulson Stadium.
Trailing 13-6 in the third quarter, Georgia Southern (5-2, 3-2) scored the final 14 points of the game to break a three-game losing skid against the Trojans. Green cut up the middle for a 69-yard run with 7:37 left in the third, and after the defense posted a 3-and-out, Werts went around the end for a 5-yard TD run late in the stanza.