The Southern Lehigh Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Juniata Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern Lehigh is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Bethlehem Catholic with a sharp 28-7 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans who have now won three contests in a row.
Meanwhile, Juniata came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Indians 27-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Juniata just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Juniata's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Ehrenzeller and his top target Jasper Shepps. Ehrenzeller threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes while Shepps picked up 176 receiving yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Ehrenzeller also racked up 53 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in November of 2023. A healthy portion of Ehrenzeller's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Connor Boreman, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Juniata wouldn't let Shamokin Area keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Juniata can thank Boreman and Lane Peiper for forcing all of them.
Juniata is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.9 points per game. As for Southern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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