Football Preview: Jim Ned Indians vs. Holliday Eagles
The Jim Ned Indians will take on the Holliday Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Jim Ned took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Jacksboro 42-40.
Meanwhile, Holliday was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Burkburnett 56-18 at home. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 874th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Holliday wouldn't let Burkburnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Holliday can thank Cash Kirkland and Vaughn Hamill for forcing both of them. Kirkland also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Another thorn in Burkburnett's side was Owen Hays, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
The win got Jim Ned back to even at 2-2. As for Holliday, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Jim Ned strolled past Holliday when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-22. Does Jim Ned have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holliday turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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