It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tolar can now relate to. They came up short against the Holliday Eagles on Friday, falling 46-20. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Rattlers, who until this contest were averaging 12.77 points allowed.
Peyton Brown and Dacen Watkins certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Brown rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, while Watkins 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. Ty McClure was in the mix as well, providing Tolar with a touchdown.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes for Holliday.
Tolar moved to 11-2 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak. As for Holliday, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Tolar does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Holliday, they will square off against Gunter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gunter knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Holliday likes a good challenge.
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