The Central Methodist football team dropped a South Division road matchup against MidAmerica Nazarene, 59-12, on Saturday afternoon in Olathe, Kansas.

The Eagles fall to 1-7 overall and 0-2 in the Heart with three games left in the regular season. MNU improves to 6-2 and 1-1 in conference play.

Central scored the first points of the game on a 37-yard field goal from Oscar Simon midway through the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead in the first. But the Pioneers responded with a field goal and a touchdown on their next two drives to take a 9-3 lead at the end of the quarter. 

MNU would score 22 unanswered points in the second to extend the lead to 31-3 at the halftime break.

Following a touchdown from MidAmerica, Oscar Simon converted his second field goal of the game in addition to a 48-yard touchdown run from Drake Dudley in the second half to give Central its 12 points.

However, the Eagles could not stop MNU’s high-powered offense, as the Pioneers would go on to earn a 59-12 victory.

Kam Cole led the Central rushing attack with 58 yards on nine carries, good for almost 6.4 yards per carry. Dudley tallied 56 yards on three carries, including a rushing touchdown. 

In addition, Dudley also caught four passes for 78 yards.

Joseph Slattery led the CMU defense with 11 tackles, including a tackle for loss. Lontas Mcclinton finished the day with nine tackles, while Nyjahl Vaughn tallied six.

Omarion Slaw recorded his second-straight interception in as many weeks on the opening possession of the game.

Central returns home to host rival Missouri Valley College at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Davis Field for Homecoming weekend. The Vikings are 4-3 overall and 1-1 in Heart play. MVC fell last week 31-7 at Benedictine College.