Football Preview: Gunter Tigers vs. Holliday Eagles
Gunter is on a 16-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Holliday is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gunter Tigers will welcome the Holliday Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gunter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over Jacksboro. Given Gunter's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Jacksboro is ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Holliday's offense rose to the challenge against a Rattlers defense that boasted an average of only 12.77 points allowed on Friday. Holliday blew past Tolar 46-20. The Eagles pushed the score to 39-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rattlers cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. 102 of those passing yards were hauled in by Steele Skinner.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Holliday's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Vaughn Hamill was the leader with three.
Gunter's record is now 11-2. As for Holliday, their record is now an identical 11-2.
Everything went Gunter's way against Holliday in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as Gunter made off with a 31-7 victory. Does Gunter 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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