AMHERST — The Amherst College football team heads into Week 3 with two commanding wins under its belt, and will travel to Middlebury on Saturday to take on the 2-0 Panthers at 1:30 p.m.

Who will be starting under center for Amherst this weekend remains to be seen.

Alex Berluti, who started the first two games of the season, may not be the first quarterback to trot out onto the field for Amherst.

Nick Morales, a freshman from Seattle, has played in both games this season and is 9-for-12 for 132 yards and a touchdown.

Amherst coach E.J. Mills did not disclose who would start.

“Nick Morales finished up for us on Saturday and did a phenomenal job,” Mills said. “He’s going to be ready to go and Alex (Berluti) will be ready to go too.”

Amherst, which handed Middlebury its first loss last season, has won three straight against the Panthers.

Middlebury will look to snap Amherst’s 21-game win streak.

The game is the second straight on the road for Amherst.

“You play the game, wherever the heck it is,” Mills said. “I try to keep it even keel wherever we are.”

Amherst and Middlebury each faced Bowdoin this season. Amherst won 31-10 while Middlebury won 40-3.

“They’ve had two really dominate wins,” said Mills. “But the good thing is they haven’t had any adversity.”

Middlebury is coming off of a 35-14 win at Colby. Quarterback Jared Lebowitz threw five touchdowns for the second week in a row.

“These guys are really talented,” Mills said. “Good offense and a good scheme.”

Dominating both sides of the ball has been key for Amherst through the first two games of the season. The team has outscored its opponents by 55 points, while its defense has only allowed 15 yards rushing and no rushing touchdowns this year.

“We’re good up front, we try to make it tough on people to run the ball,” Mills said. “You try to get them as one dimensional as possible.”

The defensive line will look to apply pressure on Lebowitz and limit big plays Saturday.

“We try to eliminate the run and force people to have to throw it, then all we have to do is keep the ball in front of us,” Mills said. “The key for Saturday is not giving them big plays down the field and doing a great job on special teams.”

Middlebury is Amherst’s first true test of the season and it looks like it is going to be a nail bitter of a match up.

“We are excited for the challenge,” said Mills. “Our guys work really hard to prepare for these games, I think everybody is pretty excited.”