Ferrum travels to Bridgewater-Final non conference tune up.

After hosting their first two games,the Ferrum College Panthers hit the road this weekend to visit ODAC foe, the Bridgewater Eagles. Both teams enter the contest at 1-1, as Ferrum evened its record, with a victory over Southern Virginia University, 34-7. The Eagles fell to the Hornets of Shenandoah University, 10-6.
Ferrum College Media Guide gives a synopsis of the series between Ferrum and Bridgewater:

Series Record
Today's game marks the 11th meeting between Ferrum and Bridgewater dating back to 1986. Ferrum owns a 7-3 lead. The Panthers won the first seven meetings, including a streak of six consecutive seasons from 1986 through 1991. The series went idle until a two-year stint in 1998 and 1999, in which the teams split, then resumed in 2006. Ferrum & Bridgewater have played two overtime games, with the Eagles taking both in 1999 and 2006. Two shutouts have been
recorded in the series, both by Ferrum, in 1989 and 1990. This is the fifth time Ferrum's Dave Davis and Bridgewater's Mike Clark have faced each other as head coaches. Clark holds a 3-1
edge in the head-to-head matchup.

Series Scores
1986 Ferrum 42, Bridgewater 12
1987 Ferrum 45, Bridgewater 13
1988 Ferrum 47, Bridgewater 3
1989 Ferrum 28, Bridgewater 0
1990 Ferrum 37, Bridgewater 0
1991 Ferrum 41, Bridgewater 13
1998 Ferrum 24, Bridgewater 10
1999 Bridgewater 14-7 (OT)
2006 Bridgewater 30, Ferrum 27 (OT)
2007 Bridgewater 41, Ferrum 16

Last Year's Game

The Eagles opened a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. The Eagles eventually would lead 41-3 before the Panthers offense could score a pair of 4th quarter
scores. Quarterback Jeff Highfill threw for 162 yards and 3 TDs on 9-13
passing for the Eagles. The BC defense did its job as well, holding Ferrum's trademark
running game to just 142 yards. {end of transcript}

For this year, Bridgewater comes in with a less experienced squad, losing 9 of its 11 starters on either side of the ball. Ferrum on the other hand, is returning about half of its starters from a year ago. Bridgewater opened the season defeating Averett University 34-13. Ferrum opened with a tough loss to ODAC member Emory and Henry 26-21.
Saturday's kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. If you are not able to attend, you can follow the action by clicking: http://www.bridgewater.edu/Athletics/Resources/Broadcast