Valley View hasn't had much luck against Holliday recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Valley View Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Holliday Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Valley View will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Last Friday, Valley View came up short against Henrietta and fell 39-27.
Valley View's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Johnny Nelson, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Jake Prescher, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns.
Valley View didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Blaine Clark, Nelson, and Carson Rojas picked up one apiece. Rojas' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Holliday humbled Millsap with a 48-20 victory. With the Eagles ahead 38-12 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Holliday had a senior duo take command as Steele Skinner rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries and Hunter Jones threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Skinner a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holliday was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Holliday's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Hudson Dray with three. He also made five total tackles, which is notable because Holliday is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Valley View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Holliday, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Valley View took a serious blow against Holliday in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 60-0. Thankfully for Valley View, Grant Cox (who threw for 159 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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