The Kellyville Ponies will head out on the road to square off against the Holdenville Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Holdenville will be up against a hot Kellyville squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Ponies breezed past Meeker to the tune of 56-18 on Friday. Considering the Ponies have won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
JEREMY ANDERSON went supernova, rushing for 168 yards and three scores on only eight carries. KYLE HILLSBERRY also helped out with an impressive 135 receiving yards.
Kellyville's run defense was locked in: Meeker could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The Ponies didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.5.
Kellyville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: HILLSBERRY, JACE HAWKINS-CUSICK, and CRUZ PITTSER, who each picked up one interception apiece.
Meanwhile, Holdenville humbled Comanche with a 58-19 victory. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Indians are ranked 203rd) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kellyville better keep an eye on Abe Gomez. He was instrumental in Holdenville's win, throwing for 178 yards and three TDs. Those three passing touchdowns gave Gomez a new career-high. Landen Yates helped Gomez out on the ground, rushing for 65 yards and one touchdown.
Kellyville's record now sits at 7-3. As for Holdenville, their record is now 9-1.
Everything went Kellyville's way against Holdenville when the teams last played back in October of 2018, as Kellyville made off with a 48-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ponies since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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