The Tolar Rattlers will square off against the Jacksboro Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Tolar put up the most points they have all season on Friday. They claimed a resounding 47-0 win over Eastland. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Rattlers just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Jacksboro came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 62-40 victory. Considering the Tigers have won five matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tolar better keep an eye on Wyatt Gavit. He was instrumental in Jacksboro's win, throwing for 528 yards and seven TDs while completing 79.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown. That's the most passing touchdowns Gavit has posted since back in November of 2024. Jacksboro's leading receiver Kris Wicks was Gavit's top target yet again, picking up 142 receiving yards and three scores.
Jacksboro didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Holliday to a completion percentage of just 44.1%. The team can thank Wicks for the heroic effort on defense: he. Jacksboro has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.65 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.65 in their last three games.
Tolar's record is now 4-6. As for Jacksboro, their record now sits at 6-4.
Tolar was taken down by Jacksboro 48-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Rattlers were down 28-0.
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