TROY — Carlton Martial may have been drained after his 10-tackle performance in Troy’s 37-13 victory over South Alabama, but the sophomore middle linebacker had enough left for a length-of-the-field sprint to claim the prize after the Trojans won the “Battle for the Belt” Wednesday night.

“Of course it’s a boost playing against my former teammates and friends,” the Mobile native said, adding his postgame sprint was more of a race.

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The defense deserved to raise the Belt. The young unit continues to improve and very definitely stepped up against the Jaguars on Wednesday night.