Football Recap: Holliday Eagles vs. Blue Ridge Tigers
Holliday extended their postseason success on Friday against Blue Ridge. They walked away with a 42-34 victory over the Blue Ridge Tigers. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won seven matchups in a row.
Holliday's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hunter Jones, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Holliday was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Holliday wouldn't let Blue Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Holliday can thank Landon Jones and Hudson Dray for forcing both of them. Jones also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Holliday got some further help from Owen Hays: he made 17 total tackles.
Blue Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Walker, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards. Ryder Clayton also helped out as he racked up 161 rushing yards.
Holliday has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Blue Ridge, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Holliday will be playing at home against Tolar at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Holliday has won four straight at home, while Tolar won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Blue Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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