Even the Charger football team's only score was courtesy of a mistake.
The team just could not get a rally together on the road, and lost their second game, 21-7, to Ferris State. The loss for brings their overall record to 1-2 and 1-2.
Ferris State was able to score early in the game against the Chargers, but the Charger offense missed the opportunity to score in the first half.
With a minute left before half time, the Chargers had possession inside the 20-yard line, but fumbled the ball giving Ferris State a 12-0 lead.
"A 12-10 lead going into half time would have been a completely different game than a 12-0 lead," coach Keith Otterbein said. "Being behind a good defensive team like Ferris makes a big difference in the swing of the game, when we allowed Ferris to have such a large lead."
The Chargers were able to score their only touchdown of the game-an effort between junior Keith Recker, sophomore quarterback Aaron Scholl and sophomore Derek Nelson-in the fourth quarter.
Recker caught a 60-yard reception from Scholl, but fumbled the ball at the Ferris three-yard line where Nelson recovered and ran it in for the score.
"Offensive wise, Ferris was more physical on the line," junior Jesse Hoskins said. "Our defense did a solid job of putting our offense in position to score the offense just didn't always carry our weight there."
In only his third start of his career, Scholl is learning to lead his team to victory.
"The more experience Aaron is able to gain the more we'll be able to make the right decisions on the field," Otterbein said.
Scholl said the team needs to focus on simplifying the game plan and pay better attention to detail so the team can have better execution out on the field.
"We have to play harder at every position," Scholl said.
On the defensive end, senior Matt Kaler led the Chargers with 12 tackles. Junior Andrew Daugherty had four tackles and junior Mitch May had 11 stops.
As the Charger's prepare for their Homecoming game against Gannon University, Otterbein said that the team will focus on their tempo.
"We need to start playing at a faster speed during our practice time," Otterbein said. "If we practice at a pace that is closer to game time, the speed of the game on game day won't catch us off guard."
This will be the first meeting between Gannon and Hillsdale.
"They're a solid, sound football team," Otterbein said. "We need to show up ready to play, just like with every other team."
The Homecoming game will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.