Football Preview: Blue Ridge Tigers vs. Holliday Eagles
Two dominant signal callers in Micah Dickerson and Hunter Jones are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Blue Ridge Tigers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Holliday Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blue Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Rice, posting a 72-21 win. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Ryder Clayton, who picked up 133 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 66 yards. Dickerson was another key player, throwing for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Blue Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Blue Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gage Branch and Caleb Gaddis.
Meanwhile, Holliday had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Lions, posting an 85-7 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 65-7.
Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 463 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Steele Skinner, who picked up 107 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Holliday is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.1 points per game. As for Blue Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Blue Ridge has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 204.2 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Holliday has preferred to attack from the air: they average 275.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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