The third road matchup was the charm for Juniata Valley, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets on Friday as the Juniata Valley Hornets made off with a 42-22 win. With that victory, the Hornets brought their scoring average up to 27.2 points per game.
Vincent Hoover was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Juniata Valley's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Hoover was the leader with two. Juniata Valley got some further help from Dalton Weirich: he made six total tackles and snagged two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Despite the loss, Southern Huntingdon County still got an impressive performance from Rowdy Grissinger, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Grissinger showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards.
Juniata Valley's record is now 4-5. As for Southern Huntingdon County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-8.
Juniata Valley will venture away from home to face off against Windber at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windber is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they will welcome Clear Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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