On Friday Juniata will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Shamokin Area Indians at 7:00 p.m. Juniata is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Juniata strolled past Bellefonte with points to spare, taking the game 20-6.
Juniata was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Juniata wouldn't let Bellefonte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Juniata can thank Wyatt Ehrenzeller and Wyatt Dysinger for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Shamokin Area rose to the challenge on Friday. They slipped by the Bulldogs 28-27. The Indians' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Logan Steele and Elijah Jordan. Steele had a great game and threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Jordan was balling out in the loss, rushing for 142 yards, while also throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns.
Juniata pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Shamokin Area, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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