Huff’s late TD to Bachelder sends Presbyterian past Drake

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<p>DES MOINES, Iowa &mdash; Tyler Huff threw for 365 yards, and his 46-yard touchdown pass to Lawson Bachelder with a minute left capped Presbyterian’s fourth-quarter rally in a 28-24 win over Drake on Saturday.</p>
<p>It was the first meeting between the teams. Presbyterian will join the Pioneer Football League full time for the 2021 season. </p>
<p>Down 24-13 entering the fourth quarter, Brandon Thompson’s 1-yard touchdown run capped a 15-play, 97-yard drive to reduce Presbyterian’s (4-3, 4-2) deficit. Huff’s pass to Kiaran Turner on the two-point conversion made it 24-21 with 9:42 remaining.</p>
<p>The Bulldogs (2-3, 2-3) couldn’t close as they managed just 48 yards on their last three drives with the last ending on an interception to seal their fate. </p>
<p>Presbyterian was 5 of 6 on fourth-down conversions, 10 for 21 on third-down conversions, outgained Drake 443-288 in total yards and held the ball for almost 37 minutes.</p>
<p>Keith Pearson caught 15 passes for 173 yards for Presbyterian and Bachelder caught seven passes for 145 yards.</p>
<p>Drake’s Hunter Welding threw for 175 yards and two scores and Michael Markett threw for another score.</p>
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