After losing to Fayetteville State University for four consecutive years, the Eagles finally put a stop to the Broncos’ winning streak during a televised broadcast of the game Saturday at O’Kelly Riddick Stadium.

Bad weather and the injury of quarterback Adrian Warren didn’t hinder the Eagles from riding the Broncos to a 17-12 victory.

The Eagles took a 7-0 lead with 10:35 in the first quarter with Brandon Alston’s second punt return of the season.

“The special teams did a good job on blocks and I felt untouched on my return,” said Alston.

The Broncos charged back when quarterback Jay Autry connected on an 8-yard pass to wide receiver Veon McHam. However, the extra point attempt was blocked by defensive back Craig Amos.

“My first intention was to anticipate the extra point, but I ended up blocking the ball,” said Amos, who blocked another field goal with 3:29 left in the second quarter.

Amos also led the defensive team with seven tackles, five of them solo.

In the second quarter, Warren took a hard hit, aggravating a shoulder injury which led to a fumble and recovery by FSU.

Charles Futrell stepped up as quarterback in the second quarter and steered the Eagles on the ground. Futrell amassed 122 total yards, 72 rushing and 50 yards on 3-of-11 passing.

During the opening drive of the third quarter, Futrell teamed up with Corey Brown, setting up a 4-yard touchdown run for wide receiver Brad Hinton, pushing the Eagles up 14-6.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Eagles extended the lead 17-6 with a 32-yard field goal from Brandon Gilbert.

The Broncos retaliated by scoring again when Autry converted a 9-yard touchdown pass with wide receiver Charles Nieves.

On FSU’s last possession, Autry threw up a hail Mary into triple coverage, but his pass was intercepted by defensive back Andre George.

The Eagles rushed for a season high of 251 yards. Brown led the team with a season-best 127 yards on 24 carries. This was Brown’s fourth time reaching the century mark this season. The Broncos finished with Autry totaling 201 yards and two touchdowns, making 20 of 42 passes with one interception. Four Broncos had double digits in tackles.