The Jim Ned Indians will challenge the Holliday Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Jim Ned took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Jacksboro out 42-40.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jim Ned's defensive line and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Carter Lange and Michaiah Powell, who racked up all six sacks between them. Lange is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jim Ned was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, 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 on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
The win got Jim Ned back to even at 2-2. As for Holliday, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Jim Ned strolled past Holliday in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 40-22. Will Jim Ned repeat their success, or does Holliday have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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