COMMERCE - Prairie View A&M made it consecutive wins, beating East Texas A&M 30-19 on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium.
The Panthers (4-5) took control of the nonconference game against the Lions (2-6) of the Southland Conference by scoring 24 consecutive points after trailing 6-0.
Tevin Carter threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns to Rodny Ojo while Chase Bingmon ran for 77 yards on nine carries, including two TDs, for Prairie View.
Bingmon's 2-yard TD run early in the second quarter put the Panthers up for good. Carter and Ojo then connected for TDs sandwiched around an Ehtan Eddins field goal to put the Panthers up 24-6 early in the fourth quarter.
The Lions drew within 24-19 with 9:39 left but Bingmon's 52-yard TD run just 52 seconds later iced the Panthers' win.
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