Eagles Claw Laredo Nixon Mustangs 35-16, Face Laredo Alexander Bulldogs November 13 in District 29-6A Action
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles clawed District 29-6A rival Laredo Nixon High School Mustangs 35-16 in a key district football game on Friday, November 6, 2020 at Shirley Field in Laredo, Texas, improving to 3-0 in both season and district standings.
The home-standing Mustangs tallied the first points of the game on a 26 yard field goal with 8:01 minutes remaining in the first quarter, giving the Mustangs an early 3-0 lead over the Eagles.
The Eagles engineered a long touchdown drive in response to the Mustangs field goal, culminating on a 27 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacob Ruiz to wide receiver Dakota Kypuros and place kicker Lazaro Villarreal’s point after attempt was good to give the Eagles a 7-3 lead with 6:57 minutes remaining in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Eagles self-proclaimed “Land Shark” defense stifled the potent Mustangs offense.
The Eagles orchestrated another long drive resulting in a 17 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacob Ruiz to wide receiver Carlos Santos and place kicker Lazaro Villarreal’s extra point sailed through the goal posts to extend the lead 14-3 with 10:24 minutes remaining in the second quarter.
The Mustangs responded with a long drive of their own culminating with a five yard touchdown run into the end zone and the extra point failed, narrowing the score 14-9 in favor of the Eagles with 8:35 minutes remaining in the second quarter. The Eagles took a 14-9 lead into halftime.
In the third quarter, the scrappy Mustangs managed to surprise the Eagles “Land Shark” defense with a 42 yard touchdown run and the point after attempt was good, giving the Mustangs the lead for the second time in the game with 2:37 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
The Eagles offense bounced right back with a drive of their own resulting in a 31 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacob Ruiz to wide receiver CGC Ritchie and place kicker Lazaro Villarreal extra point was good as the Eagles regained the lead 21-16 with 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Eagles “Land Shark” defense dominated the Mustangs offense and kept them off the scoreboard for the remainder of the game.
The Eagles added a five yard touchdown run by running back Lazaro Villarreal and Villarreal booted the extra point to extend the Eagles lead to 28-16 with 7:02 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Eagles closed out the scoring in the game on a long drive culminating on a two yard touchdown keeper by quarterback Jacob Ruiz and place kicker Lazaro Villarreal kicked the extra point down the middle of the uprights to extend the Eagles lead 35-16 with 6:20 minutes remaining in the game. The Eagles hung on for the key 35-16 District 29-6A win over the pesky Mustangs to improve to 3-0 in district standings.
The Eagles next play arch-rival Laredo Alexander Bulldogs on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 7 p.m. at home at the Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium in another key District 29-6A football game. All loyal Eagle Nation fans are invited to attend the game and cheer the Eagles to victory. Go Eagles Baby!
