HAMMOND, La. (Interstat) — Connor Cuff homered and drove in four runs to lead Southeastern Louisiana to an 8-4 victory over Houston Christian on Saturday at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.

The Lions, now 32-20 overall, won for the fifth consecutive time against the Huskies, who fell to 24-29. The Southland Conference game saw the Lions collect 12 hits to the Huskies’ five.

Cuff, the game’s top performer, went 3 for 5 with a double, a home run and four RBIs. His three-run homer in the third inning put Southeastern Louisiana ahead for good. The shortstop has been on a tear, with three hits Thursday, two hits and a home run Friday and another homer Saturday.

Southeastern Louisiana starter Truitt Webb earned the win, working seven innings and allowing two earned runs on four hits while striking out four. Dakota Lee pitched two innings in relief, surrendering two runs on one hit with one strikeout.

For Houston Christian, left fielder Preston Curtis hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning and finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Trent Barnes threw 1 ⅔ scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout, and Brock Rod and Matthew Rheaume each contributed a scoreless inning with one strikeout.

The Lions struck first in the bottom of the third. Dane Watts doubled and Priester was hit by a pitch before Cuff launched his 15th home run of the season to right field, scoring both runners and making it 3-0.

Southeastern Louisiana added two more in the fourth. Ben Robichaux doubled and scored on a triple by Little, who then came home on a single by Watts. That extended the lead to 5-0.

Houston Christian finally got on the board in the sixth. With runners on second and third, Halligan grounded out to score Bard, and Castilleja singled to bring home Bazile, cutting the deficit to 5-2.

The Lions answered in the bottom half. Williams doubled and scored on Robichaux’s single down the right-field line, pushing the lead to 6-2.

Cuff struck again in the seventh. Perry singled, and Cuff doubled down the left-field line to plate Perry, making it 7-2. Priester then homered in the eighth, his 10th of the season, for an 8-2 advantage.

Curtis provided the final margin in the ninth with a two-run homer down the left-field line, scoring Hendricks, but the Huskies could not complete the comeback.

Jacob Cyr took the loss for Houston Christian, allowing five earned runs in 3 ⅓ innings.

The game was part of a four-game series between the Southland rivals. Southeastern Louisiana had won the previous three meetings this season, including a 3-2 decision Thursday and a pair of 12-1 and 12-2 victories in late April.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Southeastern Louisiana 7, Houston Christian 6, and its ELO system gave the Lions a 68.90 percent probability to win.