LAFAYETTE, La. -- A spirited effort against a bitter rival wasn't enough to help Arkansas State University snap out of a midseason funk.
Louisiana-Lafayette got a 2-yard touchdown run from running back Elijah Mitchell with 1:13 left in the game, then picked off ASU quarterback Logan Bonner shortly thereafter to pull out a 27-20 victory in front of 5,585 at Cajun Field on Saturday.
Quarterback Levi Lewis rebounded from a dismal start to finish 17-of-29 passing for 244 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Ragin Cajuns (6-1, 4-1 Sun Belt Conference), which trailed 6-0 at halftime but generated 332 of their 440 yards in the second half to beat ASU for the third time in a row.