Football Preview: Holliday Eagles vs. City View Mustangs
Holliday has gone 8-2 against City View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Holliday Eagles will venture away from home to take on the City View Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Holliday is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Valley View: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holliday blew Valley View out of the water with a 58-0 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Holliday had established a 51 point advantage.
Hunter Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 287 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes.
Another reason for the win was Holliday's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Vaughn Hamill with two.
Meanwhile, City View came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Bearcats 47-0 on the road. That 47 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
The win made it two in a row for Holliday and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for City View, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Holliday's way against City View in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Holliday made off with a 47-22 win. Will Holliday repeat their success, or does City View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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