The Holland Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Thorndale Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Holland will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 46-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against San Saba on Friday. Holland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-41 win over San Saba. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since September 8, 2023.
Meanwhile, Thorndale won against Johnson City two weeks ago with 40 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Thorndale took down Harper 40-25. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
It was another big night for Noah Crabtree, who rushed for 270 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. He has become a key player for Thorndale: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Jayden Clawson made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Thorndale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 360 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Thorndale wouldn't let Harper keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Thorndale can thank Benjamin Myers and Kale Meadors for forcing both of them.
Holland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.2 points per game. As for Thorndale, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3.
Holland strolled past Thorndale in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 56-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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