Houston Baptist beats Lamar 24-17, stops losing slide
BEAUMONT, Texas -- Tony Dawson threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 73 yards to lead Houston Baptist to a 24-17 win over Lamar on Saturday night to stop a four-game slide.
The Huskies (3-5, 2-4) last won on Sept. 17, beating Abilene Christian 27-24.
Lamar had a 10-7 lead at the break, but Alec Chadwick hit a 33-yard field goal to tie the game early in the third. Dawson hit Mev Ajdin on a 31-yard scoring strike to give Houston Baptist its first lead, 17-10 with 5:21 remaining in the third.
Dawson started the fourth by tossing a 44-yard scoring pass to Isaiah Hall to go up 24-10.
Lamar's Adam Morse hit Dewan Lee Thompson from the 8 to trail by a touchdown with 7:57 left. Lamar got the ball back and drove to HBU's 16 but could not punch it in.
Austin Krautz led Lamar (3-5, 3-3), rushing for 114 yards.
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2023 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7-0 | 6-5 |
| Incarnate Word | 6-1 | 8-2 |
| Lamar | 5-2 | 6-5 |
| Houston Christian | 4-3 | 5-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 3-4 | 3-8 |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-5 | 1-9 |
| McNeese | 1-6 | 0-10 |
| Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-6 |
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