MACON — Commerce scored 14 points in the final 2:11, aided by a key interception, to rally for a 31-26 win over First Presbyterian on the road on Thursday.
Sophomore Jaiden Daniels scored on an 17-yard TD run to give the Tigers (4-2) a 24-20 lead with 2:11 left in the game. Following a Jackson Morris interception moments later, Daniels sealed the win with a 49-yard yard blast with 1:28 remaining.
First Presbyterian pulled within the final score with 38 seconds left but Commerce was able to hang on.
First Presbyterian (1-5) took the initial lead in the first quarter the Tigers tied it up with 16-yard TD run from Tysean Wiggins. The Vikings eventually took a 13-7 lead at the half.
Commerce grabbed a 14-13 lead midway through the third on Daniels' first score of the game on an 18-yard run. That was set up by a crucial 2-yard run by Daniels on fourth down near midfield to keep the drive alive.
The Vikings reclaimed the lead 20-17 less than two minutes on an 8-yard score from Carter Hays.
