Juniata Valley is 0-3 against Windber since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Juniata Valley Hornets are taking a road trip to face off against the Windber Ramblers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Juniata Valley is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Southern Huntingdon County on Friday. Everything went Juniata Valley's way against Southern Huntingdon County as Juniata Valley made off with a 42-22 win. With that victory, the Hornets brought their scoring average up to 27.2 points per game.
Vincent Hoover continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Juniata Valley's defense and their three sacks. Hoover was especially locked on to Southern Huntingdon County's QB and sacked him twice. Juniata Valley got some further help from Dalton Weirich: he made six total tackles and snagged two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Windber came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 35-6 win on the road.
Lucas Oleksa looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 121 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 55 yards. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making a tackle. A healthy portion of that aerial production (107 yards to be exact) went to Evan Brady.
Juniata Valley's record is now 4-5. As for Windber, their record is now 7-2.
Juniata Valley was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Windber in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Juniata Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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