John Rhys Plumlee will lead the UCF Knights (5-1) into their game versus the East Carolina Pirates (4-3) at Bagwell Field at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 PM ET.
The Knights head into this matchup following a 70-13 win over the Temple Owls in their last outing. The Pirates’ last game finished in a 47-45 win over the Memphis Tigers. Against the Owls, Plumlee led the Knights with 373 yards on 18-of-22 passing (81.8%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 37 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Thomas Castellanos totaled 88 rushing yards on three carries (29.3 yards per carry), scoring one touchdown on the ground. Kobe Hudson had 121 yards on four catches (30.3 per reception) with two touchdowns in that game. Holton Ahlers recorded 304 passing yards while going 26-for-34 with one touchdown and no interceptions for the Pirates against the Tigers. He added seven carries for 10 yards and one touchdown. In that matchup, Keaton Mitchell had a 29-carry, 149-yard game (5.1 yards per attempt) with three touchdowns. He tacked on four receptions for 28 yards . Isaiah Winstead caught nine passes for 154 yards (17.1 yards per catch), scoring one touchdown.
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