The Holliday Eagles will head out to face off against the Jacksboro Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Holliday is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Henrietta: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Holliday blew Henrietta out of the water with a 56-7 final score. With the Eagles ahead 38-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Hunter Jones, who threw for 259 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Steele Skinner was in the mix too, providing Holliday with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Jacksboro won against Henrietta two weeks ago with 60 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Jacksboro's defense stepped up to hand Valley View a 60-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Eagles are ranked 1058th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksboro's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luis Balderama, who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 186 rushing yards gave Balderama a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Gavit, who threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes.
Jacksboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Holliday pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Jacksboro, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Holliday and Jacksboro were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but Holliday came up empty-handed after a 49-48 loss. Thankfully for Holliday, Lando Belcher (who threw for 414 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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