The Upper Dauphin Area Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Juniata Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Upper Dauphin Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over Newport. The win was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on four straight.
Upper Dauphin Area's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aidan Bingaman led the charge by throwing for 289 yards and five touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Isaac Jackson was Bingaman's top target, picking up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Upper Dauphin Area's defense and their six sacks. Wyatt Troutman was especially locked on to Newport's QB and sacked him three times. Troutman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Juniata, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 42-8 victory over Halifax at home. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won five contests by 27 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Juniata's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Ehrenzeller and his top target Connor Boreman. Ehrenzeller threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Boreman picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Boreman has become a key player for Juniata: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Upper Dauphin Area now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Juniata, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Upper Dauphin Area has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 196.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Juniata struggles in that department as they've been averaging 168.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Upper Dauphin Area was dealt a bruising 33-6 loss at the hands of Juniata when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Juniata's Jasper Shepps, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 54 receiving yards. Now that Upper Dauphin Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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