Eastern scored 17 unanswered points over the final 22 minutes to defeat the Misericordia University football team, 31-10, Saturday afternoon in Radnor.
 
Tied 10-10, the Eagles scored the go-ahead touchdown with 6:53 left in the third period.
 
Eastern added another score with :19 to play in the third quarter and closed the scoring less than three minutes into the fourth quarter.
 
Jacob Hunter led the Cougars with 90 yards rushing, including a touchdown.
 
Trailing 10-0, in the second quarter, the Cougars put together an 18-play drive to get on the board with less than a minute remaining in the first half.
 
Taking over at their own 22-yard line with 7:50 to play, Hunter connected with Jacob Hoy for eight yards to convert a third down on the first series.
 
L.T. Messick hauled in a 22-yard reception for another third-down conversion to the Eastern 46.
 
Hunter ran for five yards for a third straight third-down conversion to move the ball to the Eastern 32.
 
On fourth-and-6, a roughing-the-passer penalty moved the ball to the Eastern 14.
 
After taking more than seven minutes off the clock, the drive stalled at the Eastern nine and Connor McLaughlin made a 25-yard field goal to get the Cougars within 10-3 with :46 left before halftime.
 
MU took the second-half kick-off and marched 81 yards to the score, 10-10.
 
Hoy had a 13-yard catch on the right sideline for a third down conversion to the MU 33 yard line.
 
On third-and-3 from their own 40, Hunter scampered up the middle for 60 yards for the score with 12:12 to play in the third quarter.
 
Gavin Morris led the MU defense with 13 tackles and Lamontae Wilson had two pass break-ups.