Football Preview: Hennessey Eagles vs. Kellyville Ponies
The Hennessey Eagles will head out to take on the Kellyville Ponies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hennessey is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.2 points per game this season.
Hennessey took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Meeker at home. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 35 point advantage.
Gunnar Holder was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 131 yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for Hennessey: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hennessey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Kellyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Casady on the road and fell 36-3.
Hennessey has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Kellyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Hennessey took a serious blow against Kellyville in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 60-26. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hennessey was down 35-12.
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