EMORY, Va. - He only needed one chance. It took over 500 yards of total offense, numerous fourth down stands by the defense, and a muffed punt in the final minutes but the Bridgewater Eagles (5-2, 2-1 ODAC) finally emerged victorious in a see saw affair with a 38-34 victory over Emory & Henry (4-3, 0-3 ODAC) to earn head coach Michael Clark's 100^th career victory.

After returning the opening kickoff past midfield, the running back that Clark was worried most about, junior Caleb  Jennings, went untouched 36 yards from scrimmage to give the Wasps a 7-0 lead just 17 seconds into the game.

BC answered four minutes later, when junior Thomas Tate went untouched to the house on a 17 yard blast to knot the game up at seven a piece.

Emory & Henry kept the offensive barrage going, when Jennings notched his second score of the day, this time from five yards out, to give E&H a 14-7 lead with six and change remaining.

The running back show would continue on Bridgewater's second possession, until the Eagles got in the redzone and Tate couldn't get his hands on a Hagan Driskell pitch, coughing the ball up, giving Emory & Henry the ball back inside its own 10.

Bridgewater's defense was up to the task on the ensuing Emory & Henry drive, forcing a Wasps punt, giving the Eagles the ball in good field position at the 36 yard line as the clock expired on the first quarter.

Both teams combined for 226 yards of total offense in the opening quarter. 

BC would put three more points on the board with a 25 yard Will Davis field goal with 11:45 left in the opening half, cutting Emory & Henry's lead to 14-10.

Emory & Henry would use a double reverse pass from Josh Castle to Frederick George two drives later to give the Wasps a 63-yard touchdown strike and a 20-10 halftime lead.

Bridgewater answered on its first drive of the second half on an 18 yard strike from Driskell to Leigh Bradley to bridge the gap to a 20-17 Wasps lead.

Bradley's touchdown reception was the second of his career.

Emory & Henry would answer with a drive of its own, but the Eagles defense would yet again be up to the task, forcing the Wasps drive to stall out on downs at the BC 29.

Bridgewater notched its second score of the quarter when a long Tate run set the Eagles up inside the redzone, before a Brad Jones one yard burst gave BC its first lead of the day at a 24-20 tally with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Junior Rudy Jackson made it a 21 point third quarter for the Eagles on an 80 yard end around to give Bridgewater a 31-20 advantage. Jackson's touchdown burst was the longest run from scrimmage for the Eagles this year, eclipsing Tate's 77 yard run against Guilford.

Emory & Henry capitalized on excellent starting field position on its ensuing possession with a 42 yard Jennings touchdown run to bring the BC lead to 31-26. E&H attempted the two-point conversion to make it a field goal game, but came up short on a Drew Piscopo keeper to keep the Bridgewater lead at five.

Two drives later, Emory & Henry answered with a four yard PIscopo touchdown pass, set up by a long Jennings run, taking the lead at 34-31 following a Cain Ringstaff two point conversion.

Bridgewater kept the see saw game going with a quick score of its own off of a 54-yard Tate touchdown blast to give the Eagles the lead back at 38-34 with a 7:45 to play.

Emory & Henry had its back to the wall with a third and 19 following an Austin Icaza sack, but was able to pick up 20 on a Piscopo pass to keep their chances alive with under six minutes left, but the Eagles eventually forced a Wasps punt to give the Eagles the ball with 3:57 left.

 Bridgewater was able to play keep away for three minutes, but were forced to punt the ball with a minute and a half left.  Emory & Henry muffed the punt, giving the Eagles the ball back. 

The Eagles would then go into victory formation, ensuring a hard-fought 38-34 victory over the Wasps.

Tate led the Eagles offense with 177 yards on the ground as the Staunton, Va. native tallied his fourth straight 100 yard rushing game and his fifth in seven games.

Driskell was solid for the second week in a row finishing the day at 15-of-25 for 196 yards and a touchdown.

On the receiving end, junior Tyler Beiler led all receivers with seven grabs for a 104 yards. His seven catches puts him in 13^th all-time and puts the Ronks, Pa. native over 1,400 career yards.

Defensively, Scottie Littles finished with a game-high eight tackles.

Emory & Henry was led by Jennings on the ground. The junior netted 192 yards on the ground and a trio of touchdowns.

Through the air, Piscopo finished the day at 10-of-17 for 100 yards and a touchdown.

On the receiving end, Ringstaff led the Wasps with four catches, while Fred George led the way with 63 yards.

Defensively, Daniel Woods racked up a game-high 11 stops.

Between the two teams, 910 yards off total offense was rolled up, with the Eagles putting up a season-best 517 yards.  

Bridgewater is back in action next Saturday at Washington and Lee when the team goes on the road for the final time this season. Kick-off in Lexington, Va. is slated for 1:00 p.m.