It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Holliday had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Tolar Rattlers as they made off with a 46-20 win. Considering the Eagles have won nine matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (102 yards to be exact) went to Steele Skinner.
Holliday's defense stepped up as well, laying out Briton Rice. six times. In that department, Vaughn Hamill was the leader with three sacks.
Despite the defeat, Tolar had strong showings from Peyton Brown, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and Dacen Watkins, who picked up 56 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brown's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 112 rushing yards.
The victory was the eighth in a row for Holliday, bringing their record for this year to 11-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for Tolar, they moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Holliday will square off against Gunter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Gunter has won six straight at home, while Holliday won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. Tolar does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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