Millsap hasn't had much luck against Holliday recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Holliday took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Millsap, who comes in off a win.
Millsap is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Santo with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 51-37. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their six-point performance the game before.
Cr Tippie continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 325 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 117 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Reid Green, who gained 232 total yards.
Millsap wouldn't let Santo keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Millsap can thank Grayson Hunkapiller and Kyle Gore for forcing both of them. Hunkapiller also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Millsap was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 452 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Holliday didn't have quite enough to beat Jim Ned last Friday and fell 17-15. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Although Holliday took the loss, they still got scores from Ashtyn Berry and Brady Jones.
Millsap's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Holliday, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Millsap has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 248 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Holliday has preferred to attack from the air: they average 277.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Millsap came up short against Holliday in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, falling 21-13. Thankfully for Millsap, Austin Jones (who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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