On Friday, the Holliday Eagles took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 56-18 victory over the Burkburnett Bulldogs. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 365th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 874th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Holliday wouldn't let Burkburnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Holliday can thank Cash Kirkland and Vaughn Hamill for forcing both of them. Kirkland also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Another thorn in Burkburnett's side was Owen Hays, who made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
When it comes to explaining why Burkburnett lost, don't look at Brody Boyd. Despite the final result, he threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Holliday's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Burkburnett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Holliday will head out to square off against Jim Ned at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holliday is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Burkburnett, they will host Jacksboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksboro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Burkburnett likes a good challenge.
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