LEXINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Mercer defeated Virginia Military Institute 54-3 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Foster Stadium. The visiting Bears improved to 4-2, while the Keydets fell to 0-6. Jaylen King led Mercer, completing 14 of 23 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown while rushing five times for 25 yards. JP Pickles completed 3 of 4 passes for 34 yards and ran six times for 66 yards while accounting for two touchdowns. Adrian Parker completed 1 of 3 passes for 20 yards and ran once for 4 yards and a touchdown. Kaden Hanson caught two passes for 43 yards and a touchdown. Simon Zeidan made field goals of 39 and 36 yards. Virginia Military Institute scored on Jack Joyce’s 49-yard first-quarter field goal. Ian Reynolds completed 3 of 10 passes for 33 yards. Nic Land led the Keydets with 13 tackles. Robert Powell, Ethan Haston and Isaiah Grevious each made seven tackles. Ben Shrewsbury punted nine times for 364 yards. Mercer next hosts Western Carolina, while VMI visits Wofford.