ARKADELPHIA, Ark.  -  Henderson State dropped the 97th Battle of the Ravine to Ouachita Baptist by a score of 27-20 at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium on Saturday. It was the fifth consecutive edition of the rivalry to be determined by one possession.

In the first quarter, Tiger kicker Dax Jaggers and Reddie kicker Kolby King traded field goals to tie the game at three after 15 minutes. With just under 12 minutes to go in the second, OBU quarterback Eli Livingston found receiver Bo Baker for a 60-yard touchdown. Kolby King made a 29-yard field goal to cut the deficit to four heading into the halftime break.

After a scoreless third quarter, Jaggers added three points to the Tigers' lead before Andrew Edwards ran the ball 17 yards for an equalizing touchdown less than two minutes later. Following a go-ahead rushing score from Kendel Givens, Cayden Davis knotted the game once again on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Edwards.

On the first play out of the two-minute timeout, Givens took a direct snap one yard to the end zone to give the Tigers a 27-20 lead with 1:54 remaining. The Reddies managed to drive inside Ouachita's 40-yard line, but a stop on fourth down sealed the victory for the visitors.

Edwards completed 23 of his 40 pass attempts for 259 yards and a score. He added 19 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

In his final game at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, Timieone Jackson led the Reddies' wide receiving corps with 79 yards on seven catches. He finished the season with a GAC-leading 55 receptions.

Davis continued to make his case for postseason accolades, finishing the day with three receptions that went for 48 yards and a touchdown. At the time of writing, his six receiving touchdowns paced the conference.

Seniors Jalen Abraham (90 total yards) and Elijah George (42 receiving yards) made significant contributions to HSU's offensive output.

On defense, Jordan Owens led the team with 10 tackles. 

Bryant Hammond II had a team-best 1.5 tackles for loss, while Trenton Moore made a stop of his own behind the line of scrimmage. Catrell Wallace, Jakobe Shell, and Derriun Thompson each posted half of a tackle for loss.

Moore and Halid Djibril both forced fumbles, with the former's fumble being recovered by Reddie defensive lineman Cliff Mosley.

Kolbi Crawford recorded seven tackles and an interception in the secondary.

Kolby King made both of his PAT opportunities as well as the aforementioned 29-yard field goal.

Punter Axel Robertson averaged 45.2 yards per punt on six tries