Football Preview: Holliday Eagles vs. Henrietta Bearcats
The Holliday Eagles will face off against the Henrietta Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Holliday's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Last Friday, Holliday humbled City View with a 41-14 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 27 points or more this season.
Hunter Jones was his usual excellent self, throwing for 245 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 73 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Holliday's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Parker Jones with two sacks. Another thorn in City View's side was Owen Hays, who made 11 total tackles and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Henrietta challenged Jacksboro on Friday. Henrietta was outmatched by Jacksboro on the road and fell 60-17. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Tigers are ranked 359th).
Holliday is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Henrietta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Holliday was able to grind out a solid win over Henrietta when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Henrietta's Garrett Blevins, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Holliday to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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