ST. GEORGE, Utah — James Paige ran and four touchdowns and added a 4-yard TD pass to Danny Joiner to help Tarleton State beat Utah Tech 34-23 on Saturday night.

Paige, who is listed on the roster as a quarterback, had 30 carries for 114 yards. Daniel Greek made his second consecutive start was 13-of-21 passing for 169 yards and his 2-yard TD run capped the scoring with 53 points.

Tarleton State (7-0, 3-0 United Athletic Conference) has won seven games in a row, their longest winning streak since moving to Division I in 2020. The Texans had their streak of four consecutive games scoring at least 50 points snapped.

Paige scored on a 1-yard run to make it 7-7 about five minutes into the game and his scoring pass to Joiner capped a 17-play, 98-yard drive that took eight minutes, 45 seconds

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