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BRIDGEWATER, Va. - On the heels of head coach Michael Clark's 100^th victory and the team's second straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory, the Bridgewater Eagles (5-2, 2-1 ODAC) football team will travel just down I-81 for their road finale against Washington and Lee (3-5, 2-2 ODAC).

This week's game will be a battle of two teams looking to do completely opposite things as the Thomas Tate powered Bridgewater running attack will look to go against the top run defense in the ODAC.

Bridgewater's offense has turned to Tate to carry the load in recent weeks, with the Staunton, Va. native barreling over Guilford and Emory & Henry for 300-plus yards in the two games combined. Tate has rolled to four straight 100-yard games and a pair of ODAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. The junior needs a mere 145 yards over the next three games to become only the eighth running back in Bridgewater history to run for 1,000 yards in a season and the first to hit 1,000 yards since Phillip Carter in 2007.

While Tate has run wild, quarterback Hagan Driskell has commandeered the offense well, throwing for 369 yards and three touchdowns while not throwing an interception. Driskell's main target, junior Tyler Beiler comes into the game in ninth place all-time with 1,400 career receiving yards and needing just one reception to move into ninth place on the all-time BC receptions list and 15 yards to move into seventh place all-time.  

Driskell is also climbing up the record books in both the season and career lists. The Caroline, Va. native is currently one touchdown away from ninth place on the season TD list and 51 yards from 11^th place on the season yardage list. With 18 more completions, Driskell will move into fifth place on the career completions list with 221.

For the Generals, the run defense has been superb all season. Washington and Lee has yet to allow an opposing running back to cross the 100-yard barrier, while teams as a whole are averaging a meager 85 yards against a stingy W&L front.

Although the run defense has shined, big plays have harmed the passing defense for the Generals. Washington and Lee is allowing opponents to throw for an average of 233 yards per game.

Offensively, W&L's split veer/pistol offense has carved opponents up for 203 yards on the ground per game with the conference's top rushing offense.

BC's defense, much maligned earlier in the season, has shown drastic improvement in recent weeks, especially in terms of run defense. Through three games, the Eagles were allowing opponents an average of 236 yards on the ground, but in the past four games, teams have run for 100 yards less at 135 yards per game.

Look for Bridgewater to get on top of W&L early and force the Generals out of their comfort zone as the Eagles currently own a perfect 4-0 mark when scoring first and leading at the halftime intermission.

Kickoff from Wilson Field in Lexington, Va. is slated for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. For fans who are unable to make it to Lexington, Bill Phipps and Brian Shifflett will call the action live from Wilson Field on ESPN 1360 WHBG in The Valley. The game will also be aired live on the internet at FutureMediaWorld.com and through W&L's video partner, B2Networks at B2TV.com.