Jacksboro came into Friday's game looking for another win against Holliday, but Hunter Jones wouldn't allow it. Everything went the Holliday Eagles' way against the Jacksboro Tigers on Friday as the Holliday Eagles made off with a 36-14 victory thanks in part to Jones, who threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Holliday's defense and their seven sacks. Jacksboro's QB won't forget Vaughn Hamill anytime soon given he sacked him 3.5 times. Hamill also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
When it comes to explaining why Jacksboro lost, don't look at Wyatt Gavit. Despite the final result, he rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 180 yards and a touchdown. Gavit showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 55 yards.
The win (which was Holliday's fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.8 points per game. As for Jacksboro, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Holliday and Jacksboro are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Holliday will square off against Dublin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Holliday will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Jacksboro, they will challenge Brady at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brady is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
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