Eagle Pass Eagles Face Del Rio Rams in Bid for District 30-6A Football Championship on Thursday, December 3, 2020, Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Rivalry
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity football team will face their oldest rival, Del Rio Rams, in a key District 30-6A matchup for the district championship on Thursday, December 3, 2020, at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Pass Independent School District Cozel Foster-Veterans Memorial Stadium in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The Eagles are undefeated with a season and district record of 5-0 in the 2020 Texas high school COVID-19 stricken season entering the 100th Anniversary of the rivalry with longtime nemesis, Del Rio Rams, while the Rams are sporting a 4-3 season mark and 4-1 in district standings.
The storied high school football rivalry between the two Texas-Mexico border schools originated in 1920 and has developed into one of the most revered Texas high school football rivalry.
The Eagles will seek to defeat the Del Rio Rams to claim an outright District 30-6A Championship while the Rams are looking to upset the Eagles to earn a post-season playoff berth.
When the Eagles and Del Rio Rams hook up each year to play their annual rivalry football game, the teams’ records go out the window as both teams will battle until the final whistle to earn the Texas Middle Rio Grande football bragging rights. This year’s matchup is special in that both teams are fighting to earn an outright district championship or a share of the district championship as well as a post-season playoff berth.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal wishes the Eagle Pass Eagles all the best in the 100th Anniversary of their storied high school football rivalry game against the Del Rio Rams on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 7 p.m. at home and in the post-season playoffs. Go Eagles Baby!
