BEAUMONT – After building a 31-7 lead in the first half, the No. 8/t7 ranked Lamar Cardinals downed the East Texas A&M University football team, 45-26, on Saturday afternoon at the Provost Umphrey Stadium.
The Cardinals came into the game being ranked No. 8 in the AFCA poll and tied for No. 7 in the Stats Perform FCS poll. Lamar leads the Southland with a record of 7-1 this season, while being 9-2 overall, while the Lions fall to 3-8 overall and 3-5 against SLC opponents.
The Cardinals scored the first two touchdowns of the game, but the Lions answered with a three-yard touchdown run by
Major McBride (Pottsboro) in the second quarter. Lamar scored the final 21 points of the first half, including a pair of touchdowns in the final 30 seconds of the first half to lead by 24 at the half.
Tanner Harrison (St. Martinville, La.) rushed in a five-yard touchdown on a direct quarterback run,
Ozlo Rigby (Panama City Beach, Fla.) kicked in a 42-yard field goal,
Kaden Taylor (Azle) broke away for a 42-yard touchdown reception, followed by a 30-yard field goal from Rigby to bring the Lions within 12, but the Cardinals put the game away with 8:40 left on their sixth touchdown of the game.
Reese Mooney (Denham Springs, La.) went 21 for 44, passing for 299 yards and a touchdown. McBride had two receptions for 70 yards, while Harrison caught five passes for 67 yards. Defensively,
David Spruiells (South Oak Cliff) led the Lions with eight tackles.
Lamar gained 401 yards on 69 plays, while the Lions ran 65 plays for 350 yards.
UP NEXT
The Lions close out the season next Saturday at home against UIW at 3 p.m., which is also Senior Day and Ag Day, presented by Fix & Feed. Tickets can be purchased at
LionAthletics.com/tickets.
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