Anderson leads Tarleton State's aerial attack with 3 TDs in 45-20 win over Merrimack

STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- , Kaden Anderson threw for a career high 407 yards and three touchdowns and Tarleton State pulled away from Merrimack for a 45-20 win on Saturday night. The Texans took a 7-0 lead when Chris Robinson returned AJ Hairston Jr .'s fumble 77 yards for a touchdown four-and-a-half minutes into the game. Alejandro De La Poza made a 36-yard field goal midway through the first quarter. Halfway through the second, James Paige ran it in from the 3 to make it 17-0. Merrimack made it a contest when Hairston connected on a pair of scoring passes to Austin Palmer of 24 and 7 yards, respectively. The first occurred with 3:13 before halftime and the other with two seconds before intermission.