OGDEN, Utah — Jared Taylor scored two rushing touchdowns and Jaxon Branch caught another and the Eastern Washington defense held onto a first-half lead in a 23-20 win over Weber State on Saturday.

Eastern Washington (4-4, 3-1 Big Sky) tagged the Weber State defense for touchdowns twice in the final five minutes of the second quarter, taking a 23-14 lead into the half.

Branch caught a 7-yard touchdown from Nate Bell with 4:32 left, and Taylor added his second of the half with 32 seconds left. A wayward snap from the Wildcats earlier in the quarter gave the Eagles a safety.

Bell was 20 of 29 for 169 yards and a touchdown.

The Wildcats (3-5, 1-3) shut out the Eagles in the second half. They inched back into the game with 38- and 37-yard field goals from Sloan Calder midway through the thi

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