Recap: Holliday Eagles vs. Eastland Mavericks
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Holliday Eagles had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 44-7 win over Eastland. Winning may never get old, but Holliday sure are getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Holliday got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Grant Cox out in front who threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Cox has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Tyrese Polite was another key contributor, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Holliday's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Eastland, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Holliday will face off against Leonard at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leonard will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while Holliday is ranked 242nd). Eastland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.