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BATON ROUGE - With the Southern Jaguars still alive in the SWAC West division race, Marshall Faulk's Jags lead the Alcorn State Braves 27-21 at halftime. 

Once again, Southern leaned heavily on a rushing attack led by running back Trey Holly. Holly ran the ball 19 times in the first half and ran in two touchdowns. In the passing game, quarterback Christian Johnson completed eight of his 12 passes and threw for two touchdowns.

Big plays were the main problem for the Jags on defense. Alcorn State averaged nearly 10 yards per play in the first half, including a 60-yard touchdown run from Fredrick Robertson.

In the third quarter, running back Mike Franklin rushed for 12 yards to score a touchdown, bringing the score to 34-28.

The Jaguars finished out the fourth quarter with another touchdown from Holly, who rushed the middle for 12 yards, bringing the final score to 41-28.

The Jags needed to win the game to have a chance to win the SWAC West and make the SWAC Championship Game.