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BRIDGEWATER, Va - After back-to-back road games, the Bridgewater Eagles (6-2, 3-1 ODAC) football team returns home to Jopson Field on Saturday for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) clash with the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets (5-3, 3-1 ODAC).

Bridgewater comes into this weekend's ODAC clash on a three-game unbeaten streak, while the Yellow Jackets have won five of their last six contests.

Last week, Randolph-Macon fell at Guilford to drop itself and BC out of the ODAC championship hunt.

Randolph-Macon is led by quarterback Austin Faulkner.  Last season in Ashland, Faulkner carved the Eagles up with three passing touchdowns and an additional two on the ground to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 40-18 victory over the Eagles.

This season, Faulkner has thrown for over 1200 yards and eight scores, including three to his main target, Earl Peoples. People has 57 catches on the year for 857 yards, both of which lead the ODAC.

Peoples, a junior from Hampton, Virginia, caught an ODAC record 20 passes for an Randolph-Macon school record 295 yards as the Yellow Jackets held off Washington and Lee, 21-13, in Ashland on October 4. Peoples' 20 catches accounted for every completion that Faulkner threw against the Generals.

Bridgewater's offense continues to impress, with junior Thomas Tate's five-straight 100 yard games leading the way. Tate has cruised to six 100 yard rushing games on the year and 955 yards overall.

Through the air, quarterback Hagan Driskell has shown improvement over the last three weeks with the junior only throwing one interception over the last trio of games. Driskell threw for three touchdowns last week and 200 yards.

Driskell's main target, junior Tyler Beiler hauled in eight passes for 108 yards and three touchdowns in last week's thrilling victory over Washington and Lee en route to ODAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Beiler tallied both of Bridgewater's last two scores of the game, including a 73 yard strike in the middle of the fourth and a 20 yard pitch and catch in overtime. Beiler currently second in the ODAC in receiving yards (671) and receiving touchdowns (7), and is third in total receptions (39).

The opening kick on Saturday is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Jopson Field. For fans who are unable to make it to BC, Bill Phipps and Brian Shifflett will call the action live from on ESPN 1360 WHBG in The Valley. The game will also be aired live on the internet at PennAtlantic.com and FutureMediaWorld.com.