Houston Christian rides fourth-quarter surge to win over East Texas A&M

Quarterback Cutter Stewart, pictured earlier this season, threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores as Houston Christian rallied for its second consecutive win. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Houston Christian scored the game's final 27 points - all in the fourth quarter - to beat East Texas A&M 43-24 on Saturday night at Husky Stadium.

The Huskies (4-3) improved to 3-1 in Southland Conference play and won their second straight game.

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Trailing 24-16 after three quarters, the Huskies drew within two points after Cutter Stewart's 2-yard TD pass to Keith Wheeler 54 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Another Stewart TD pass, this one covering 6 yards to Champ Dozier, put the Huskies up for good with 10:02 left. 

Stewart then added a 6-yard TD run with 4:16 to go and Javon Bejarano returned an interception 55 yards for the clinching score with 29 seconds left.

Stewart threw for 188 yards and three TDs and also ran for 110 and two scores. Mason Graham also caught a TD pass.

HCU next plays Lamar at 3 p.m. Saturday in Beaumont.

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