HICKORY, N.C. – The weather forced today's game to be moved from 6 p.m. on Saturday to 2 p.m. today but the Lenoir-Rhyne football team is ready to ring in the 2018 home schedule with a South Atlantic Conference matchup against Mars Hill. The game will still be streamed and you can listen to the radio call from JuJu Phillips and Jack Huss online.

THE BASICS:

• Lenoir-Rhyne is coming off an impressive 51-24 victory over North Greenville. LR was shut out in the first quarter but exploded for 51 points in the final three quarters.
• Xzavion Huff scored three touchdowns in the second quarter alone and finished with over 150 total yards.
• Mars Hill dropped a 27-9 decision against Shaw in their home opener on Saturday.

THE SERIES:

• Mars Hill owns a 24-19-1 advantage in the head-to-head series between the two programs.
• The Lions defeated LR by a final score of 43-21 on September 16, 2017.

For in-game twitter updates, be sure to follow @bearssports – if you can't make the game today, be sure to tune in to the stream online at the link above for live video. #GOBEARS