Juniata won the last time they faced Upper Dauphin Area, and things went their way on Friday too. The Juniata Indians came out on top against the Upper Dauphin Area Trojans by a score of 21-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Juniata got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Javier Lopez out in front who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Juniata also got help from Jasper Shepps, who showed off his sure hands for 89 receiving yards.
Juniata didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Shepps and Connor Boreman. Juniata got some further help from Lane Peiper: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Juniata pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Upper Dauphin Area, they moved to 5-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Juniata does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upper Dauphin Area, they are on the road again on Friday to play Steelton-Highspire at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Steelton-Highspire's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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