Muhlenberg Slips Away From the Eagles

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Juniata football team left itself in a perfect position to come back against Muhlenberg Saturday afternoon, but were unable to catch the Mules in the second half and eventually fell 35-14.

Juniata dropped to 1-6 with the loss while Muhlenberg improved to 5-2.

Sophomore Ward Udinski (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West) threw for a game-high 209 yards and rushed for both of the Eagles touchdowns.  He leads the team in passing yards with 1,653 and is tied for the lead in total rushing yards with junior Zach McCaulley (Bellwood, Pa./Bellwood-Antis) at 265. 

On the defensive side, senior Noah Walstrom (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) finished with a game and season-high 10 tackles, nine of which were solo.  He leads the team with 51 total tackles this year and has 1.5 tackles for a loss of 13 yards.

Freshman Jonah Plymire (York, Pa./Central York) continued to produce for the special teams.  He punted for 233 yards in the game, averaging 38.8 yards per punt.  His longest on the day was 48 yards.

Juniata returns home to face McDaniel College on Saturday, Oct. 27 at Knox Stadium.  The last time the Eagles faced McDaniel, they took a 23-19 loss back on October 29, 2011.  Saturday's game will be Eagles annual Pink game to support breast cancer awareness.  Eagle fans will have the opportunity to participate in a special raffle for the kickoff game ball as well as other items.  All proceeds from the fundraising effort will go to the Alliance for Breast Care at J.C. Blair. 

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