PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Christian Peters threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Arkansas-Pine Bluff defeated Southern 40-21 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
Peters ran for a 20-yard touchdown and threw a 31-yard scoring pass to Ellis Stewart in building a 24-7 halftime lead.
Peters' 32-yard score to Stewart made it 37-7 with under seven minutes left in the third quarter.
Peters was 21-of-32 passing for 231 yards and was intercepted once. Stewart finished with 83 yards on four catches. Jaylen Jennings rushed for 99 yards and a TD on 25 carries. DJ Stevenson also rushed for a touchdown for the Golden Lions (3-5, 2-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Ashton Strother and Cam'Ron McCoy each threw a TD pass to Darren Morris for the Jaguars (1-8, 0-5). McCoy also rushed for a score. Strother was picked off once.
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