The Hennessey Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Alva Goldbugs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hennessey is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Newkirk/Shidler at home to the tune of 45-12 on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 45-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Gunnar Holder, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. Another player making a difference was Braedyn Richardson, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hennessey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Alva waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Cyclones with points to spare, taking the game 40-21. That looming 40-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Goldbugs yet this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Hennessey and bumps their season record up to 2-2. As for Alva, their record now sits at 3-1.
Hennessey was taken down by Alva 44-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Hennessey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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