The Bowie Jackrabbits lost a tough game at Holliday on Friday night.
The Eagles won 57-47 in a game where the Jackrabbits were playing catch-up for most of it.
Bowie came into the game knowing it would be tough. All three of last year’s games were single-digit wins, with two of them being won at the buzzer.
The Jackrabbits one loss in district came against a City View team Holliday had beaten, but earlier in the week the Eagles lost to a Vernon team Bowie had handled well on the road.
With it being the last game of the first round of district play, a win was important for both teams.
Bowie struggled to score in the first half, scoring single-digits in both quarters while Holliday did a good job of methodically finding ways around the Jackrabbits zone and pressure defense.
The Eagles led 27-14 at halftime.
Bowie’s offense got going in the second half as the team leaned on senior ball handlers Brody Armstrong and A.J. Whatley scoring out of isolation plays.
The Jackrabbits equaled their first half total in the third quarter and surpassed it in the fourth quarter.
Unfortunately, Bowie could not get enough stops on defense.
Holliday was able to get second and third chances on offense by getting offensive rebounds and later broke the Jackrabbits press to score efficiently before the defense could get set.
Bowie cut it to single-digits in the fourth quarter, but every big basket the team got it seemed the Eagles had an answer for until the time ran out.
Holliday won 57-47.

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