Aiden McCown, JoJo Uga lead Lamar to 35-10 victory over Houston Christian

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Aiden McCown threw two touchdown passes, JoJo Uga scored twice on the ground, and Lamar defeated Houston Christian 35-10 in the Cardinals' homecoming game on Saturday.

McCown completed 15 of 23 passes for 240 yards. Both of his touchdown throws went to Davin Driskell, who had 86 yards on five catches. Uga had 83 yards on 16 carries.

The Cardinals (6-2, 4-1 Southland Conference), ranked No. 16 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25, outgained the Huskies in total yards 454-195 and held the ball for 37 minutes.

Lamar led 14-10 at halftime then added Uga's 6-yard touchdown run and McCown's 41-yard TD pass to Driskell in the third quarter. Cam Patterson wrapped it up with a 15-yard touchdown run in the first minute of the fourth quarter.

Houston Christian (4-4, 3-2) got 116 yards passing from Cutter Stewart. The Huskies' touchdown came on Javon Bejarano's 55-yard pick-6. It was the third consecutive game in which he has returned an interception for a touchdown.

Up next

Houston Christian: at FCS second-ranked Stephen F. Austin next Saturday.

Lamar: at UT Rio Grande Valley next Saturday. ——-

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