MILLERSVILLE — The Lock Haven football team put together another dominate effort on both sides of the ball to win its third straight game after downing Millersville 42-7 on the road on Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division game.

With the victory, Lock Haven improved to 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the PSAC East after winning its third straight game, while also securing its third straight five-win season. Lock Haven’s last three game winning streak came back in 1981.

Lock Haven is looking to make history by securing a winning season with two remaining games on the 2025 schedule, both at home.

Millersville falls to 0-9 overall and 0-5 in the conference.

The Bald Eagles set season-highs on both sides of the ball on Saturday as the offense put up 40 points for the first time, while the defense surrendered a season-low seven points. 

Bald Eagle standout quarterback Jackson Ostrowsky was sensational once again and finished 24 of 35 with 329 yards and four touchdowns. The senior has nine touchdown passes over the last two weeks.

Mekhi Watson was on the receiving end of a pair of Ostrowsky’s touchdown throws, while also adding another score on the ground. Watson finished with seven receptions for 146 yards with a long reception of 80 yards.

Justin Popovich added 62 yards receiving, while Jaiden Huntington and Evan Sylstra also caught touchdowns.

Cureem Hathcook led the ground attack with an average of 11 yards per carry on six attempts for 66 yards. Chase Gorman also scored on the ground and ran for 36 yards on just three attempts.

On defense, Kuhron Walker finished with a team-high seven tackles and a sack. Davien Vernon finished with six solo tackles and a sack, while Raheem Reid also picked up a solo sack.

Markel Morgan led the secondary with four tackles and an interception, marking his second straight game with a pick. 

Lock Haven 42, Millersville 7

Lock Haven 7 14 7 14 — 42

Millersville 0 0 0 7 — 7

First quarter

LHU–Mekhi Watson 13 run (Caden Bauer kick), 3:56.

Second quarter

LHU–Watson 80 pass from Jackson Ostrowsky (Bauer kick), 9:43.

LHU–Jaiden Huntington 15 pass from Ostrowsky (Bauer kick), 5:15.Third quarter

LHU–Evan Slystra 5 pass from Ostrowsky (Bauer kick), 9:27.

Fourth quarter

M–Caileb Howse 1 run (Trent McDowell kick), 11:05.

LHU–Watson 5 pass from Ostrowsky (Bauer kick), 7:14.

LHU–Chase Gorman 32 run (Bauer kick), 5:03.

TEAM STATISTICS

            LHU   M

First downs 28    20

Rushes-yards      32-167      44-190

Passing yards     329   174

C-A-I       24-35-0     17-32-1

Total yards 505   364

Fumbles-lost      0-0   3-2

Penalties-yards   8-80  13-126

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING–Lock Haven, Cureem Hathcock 6-66, Damir Green 10-36, Chase Gorman 3-36 TD, Ezequiel Johnson 5-22, Tyson Florence 3-16, Mekhi Watson 1-13 TD, Evan Sylstra 2-1, Jackson Ostrowsky 2-(minus 14). Millersville, Mekhi Ashby 16-83, Tommy Hunsicker 16-69, Caileb Howse 5-28 TD, Isaiah Emmanuel 7-10.

PASSING–Lock Haven, Jackson Ostrowsky 24-35-0 329 4 TDs. Millersville, Caileb Hose 5-8-1 105, Tommy HUnsicker 12-24-0 69.

RECEIVING–Lock Haven, Mekhi Watson 7-146 2 TDs, Justin Popovich 5-62, Jaiden Huntington 4-44 TD, Jake Roberts 2-36, Ezequiel Johnson 2-16, Damir Green 1-10, Jaeion Perry 1-5, Connor FOltz 1-5, Evan Sylstra 1-5 TD. Millersville, JQ Brown 2-79, Isaac Sines 3-22, Colin Hastings 3-22, Isaiah Armand 2-19, Steven Graves III 2-9, Ryan Zeltt 1-9, Bryce Ferguson 1-9, Mekhi Ashby 1-5, Jermaine Tillery 1-4, Kam Taylor 1-(minus 4).