Juniata is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Southern Lehigh is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Juniata Indians will host the Southern Lehigh Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Juniata is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over Shamokin Area. 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 victory 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. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 97 yards. 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.
Meanwhile, Southern Lehigh made easy work of Bethlehem Catholic on Thursday and carried off a 28-7 win.
Juniata has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.4 points per game. As for Southern Lehigh, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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