Ajene Harris returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown and the host Arlington Renegades scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to beat the St. Louis Battlehawks 30-15 on Saturday.
The Renegades (3-1) led 16-15 when Dae Dae Hunter rushed 3 yards for a touchdown with 13:47 left in regulation to give the Renegades a bigger cushion. The two-point conversion pass failed.
Later in the final quarter, Max Duggan drove the Battlehawks (2-2) down the field. On a fourth-down play from the Arlington 3-yard line, he was picked off at the goal line by cornerback Harris, who returned it the length of the field with 33 seconds left. The two-point conversion pass from Luis Perez to JaVonta Payton was successful.
Perez was 17 of 25 for 149 yards, one touchdown pass of 2 yards to Payton and one interception returned 44 yards for a TD by St. Louis’ Willie Harvey. Arlington’s Chris Odom returned a fumble 39 yards for a score in the first quarter.
Duggan was 8 of 17 for 78 yards and two picks in relief of Battlehawks starter Manny Wilkins, who left the game with an ankle injury. Rodrigo Blankenship was 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts of 55, 31 and 53 yards.
Stallions 23, Roughnecks 16
Quarterback Matt Corral passed for two touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 52 yards before his late exit with an undisclosed injury to lead Birmingham (3-1) past host Houston (1-3).
Corral completed 14 of 25 passes for 195 yards, one interception and scoring tosses of 50 yards to Deon Cain and 26 yards to Davion Davis. Corral had 10 carries before he was replaced late in the fourth quarter by Case Cookus. Stallions kicker Harrison Mevis made field goals of 48, 35 and 50 yards to improve to 8-for-8 this season.
Roughnecks quarterback Jalan McClendon was 22-of-31 passing for 236 yards and one interception. He also led Houston with 17 rushing yards, including an 11-yard scoring run, on five carries. Zaquandre White rushed 4 yards for a touchdown, and Chris Blewitt kicked a 44-yard field goal.
–Field Level Media
