The Holliday Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Jim Ned Indians 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.
Last Friday, Holliday humbled Burkburnett with a 56-18 victory. 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.
Hunter Jones was his usual excellent self, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushing 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.
Meanwhile, Jim Ned sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-40 victory over Jacksboro on Friday.
Holliday's record now sits at 3-1. As for Jim Ned, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Holliday lost to Jim Ned on the road by a decisive 40-22 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Holliday avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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