Holliday is 4-0 against Valley View since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Holliday Eagles will host the Valley View Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Holliday is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.8 points per game this season.
Holliday will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Millsap on Friday. Holliday took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 48-20 win over Millsap. Considering the Eagles have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Hunter Jones and Cr Tippie. Jones had a great game and threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Tippie was balling out in the loss, throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holliday was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
One reason for the win was Holliday's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Hudson Dray with three. He also made five total tackles, which is notable because Holliday is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Valley View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 39-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Henrietta.
Valley View's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Johnny Nelson, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jake Prescher, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
Valley View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Blaine Clark, Nelson, and Carson Rojas picked up one apiece. Rojas' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Holliday's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Valley View, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Holliday has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 278.2 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Valley View, though, as they've been averaging only 149.2. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Holliday against Valley View in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-0 win. Will Holliday repeat their success, or does Valley View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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