A year after watching from the sidelines as Navy lost in agonizing fashion to Army, Blake Horvath propelled the Midshipmen to a 31-13 victory over the No. 22 Black Knights, on Saturday in Landover, Md.Horvath had two touchdowns passing and two rushing. The junior quarterback carried 25 times for 204 yards as Navy (9-3) snapped a two-game losing streak in the 125th edition of the storied rivalry.The Midshipmen also secured the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, the annual prize awarded to the school with the best record in inter-service academy play.With President-elect Donald Trump in attendance, Navy led all the way and improved to 63-55-7 in the series.”We still got a football team in Annapolis,” Navy’s second-year coach Brian Newberry said immediately afterward.Army (11-2) was coming off a 35-14 romp last week over Tulane in the American Athletic Conference championship game, while Navy had the week off.The Black Knights entered as the top rushing team in Division I, averaging 314.4 yards per game. But the Midshipmen limited them to 113 yards on 39 carries.Landon Robinson led the Navy defense with 13 tackles and a forced fumble. The 6-foot, 285-pound Robinson also ran 29 yards on a fake punt, setting up a clinching fourth-quarter touchdown.Army quarterback Bryson Daily, who entered with 1,480 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns, carried 19 times for a season-low 52 yards. He also threw three interceptions after entering the game with just one.Horvath, meanwhile, was the game’s dominant player. He earned the starting job for the Midshipmen in the middle of last year before suffering an injury that sidelined him as Army stopped Navy at the 1-yard line on its final possession of a 17-11 loss.
Blake Horvath (4 total TDs) stars as Navy stops No. 22 Army
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