Southern’s winning streak reaches five with 30-20 victory over Texas Southern

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BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern won its fifth consecutive game by beating Texas Southern 30-20 on Saturday night in A.W. Mumford Stadium, but it wasn’t exactly business as usual for the Jaguars.

They used a 12-yard touchdown run by tackle Reginald Redding to help build a quick 14-point lead, then had to overcome a series of special-teams mishaps that helped the Tigers take the lead.

Ultimately things settled down, and Lenard Tillery rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown as the Jaguars defense pitched a second-half shutout.

If Southern, 7-3 and 6-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, defeats Mississippi Valley State in its home final next Saturday, it will guarantee a showdown for the West Division title in the Bayou Classic against Grambling on Nov. 29 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. TSU is 5-5 and 3-5 after losing its fourth straight.

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