After flying high against Newkirk/Shidler last Friday, Hennessey came back down to earth. The Hennessey Eagles lost to the Alva Goldbugs on the road by a 28-14 margin on Thursday. The Eagles lost against the Goldbugs in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 44-7 score last time.
Despite the loss, Hennessey still got an impressive performance from Gunnar Holder, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 149 yards on 15 of 23 attempts. Those 117 rushing yards gave Holder a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hennessey was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Hennessey now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Alva, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Hennessey will take on Meeker at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Alva, they will face off against Stroud at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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