Football Game Preview: Juniata Valley Hornets vs. Mount Union Trojans

The Juniata Valley Hornets will head out to face off against the Mount Union Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Juniata Valley sitting on five straight victories and Mount Union on four.

Juniata Valley is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Moshannon Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. The Hornets put the hurt on the Black Knights/Damsels with a sharp 28-6 win on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Hornets had established a 21-point advantage.

Andrew Clark

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 vs Moshannon Valley	141
09/19/25 @ West Branch	223
09/12/25 @ Claysburg-Kimmel	203

It was another big night for Andrew Clark, who rushed for 141 yards and three scores. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 141 rushing yards.

Meanwhile, Mount Union won against Moshannon Valley last Friday with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Trojans walked away with a 34-27 victory over Glendale. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.

One reason for the win was Mount Union's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Brayden Richards was especially locked on to Glendale's QB and sacked him three times.

Juniata Valley's record is now 5-1. As for Mount Union, their record now sits at an identical 5-1.

Juniata Valley was dealt a bruising 46-0 defeat at the hands of Mount Union in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Hornets, Josh Ryan (who rushed for 80 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.