HOUSTON (Interstat) — James Peterson tossed seven shutout innings and Jackson Williams homered twice as Alabama State defeated Texas Southern 7-2 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game Saturday evening at M.O. Campbell Center.

Peterson, who allowed no hits and one earned run while striking out four, improved to 24-19 overall for the Hornets. Camden Matthews added two scoreless innings with one strikeout.

Williams went 2 for 2 with two home runs and two RBIs. NIguel Jenkins drove in three runs on two hits and Fabian Santana had three hits. Trey Callaway also homered.

Texas Southern, now 18-16, mustered only two unearned runs in the first inning. Joshua Prieto took the loss, allowing six hits and four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Anthony Ruiz had an RBI.

Both teams collected nine hits. Alabama State made two sacrifice hits and grounded into two double plays. The Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the first on Jenkins’ RBI single and never trailed.