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Eastern will be trying to bounce back in the win column against Murray after a disappointing 19-7 defeat at the hands of the Western Hilltoppers last week in Bowling Green. Murray brings a 3-3 overall record into Eastern's Homecoming contest today

The Racers have some injuries to key personnel and thus far have not played up to preseason expectation s. Eighteen starters have returned from l ast season's team to make Murray one of the most experienced teams in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Garnet Scott, a sop homor e signal-ca ll er, ha s taken over the quarterbacking duties of veteran Matt Haug and ranks second in the le ague in passing. Scott can throw to such talented receive rs as sp lit -end Billy Hess , w ho set an OVC mark with 13 TD receptions two years ago, or Racer capta in Ja ck Wolf, who is the fifth leading pass receiver in the conference this season. Murray's running chores are aptly handled by tailabck Jim Brown (seventh in the le ague in rushing) and fullback Rick Fisher (No. 9 in the OVC in rushing)

Dave Ford, a 6-3, 260-pound junior tackle , heads the Racers' defens i ve unit O ther s to wa tch in this unit include linebacker E W. Dennison and defensive back George Greenfield. Th e Racers are improving on defense as evidenced by their y ielding of only two t ouchdowns in the last two games.

Eastern could not get its offense moving against Western l ast week and as a result lost its first game in six outings. Jimmy Brooks, the OVC's leading rusher and point producer, threw a five-yard touchdown pass to flanker Wi ll iam Wright for the Colonels' only sco re of the afternoon. Eastern 's only other exciting offensive play of the afternoon occurred in the first quarter whe n split-end Larry Kirksey made a leaping catc h of a Bob Fri cker pass for a 34-yard gain

The Colonels go into tod ay's game sti ll battered and bruised from l ast week's encoun ter Fricker suffered a head injury against We stern and was forced to s it out most of the second quarter and all of the second half. However, it is believed that he wi ll be able to go today. Standout line backe r James Croudep has a bruised shoulder and an ankle injury and is listed as very doubtful. Others nursing injuries but expected to see action include lineba ckers Richard Cook and Mike Armstrong , defens ive tackle Wally Chambe r s and defensive back J ames Porter

Eastern le ads th e series, 14- l 0-4.

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