A.D. Ibarra
-Eagle Pass
The Eagle Pass Eagles fell to the Alamo Heights Mules on Friday Night by a score of 33-7, however the score does not indicate how close this game may have been in the end as the Eagle defense was able to hold the Mules scoreless in the second half and Ty Chisum and the Eagle offense had their opportunities in the second half.
Chisum showed poise in the pocket in his first possession of the second half connecting with RJ Ruiz for a big first down, but an interception in the endzone stopped what would've been a scoring drive to begin the second half.
The Eagle defense held the Mules inside the red zone and even had what seemed to be a safety, but they forced Heights to punt. The AH punter struggled all throughout the second half shanking kicks and continuously giving Chisum and the Eagles good field position.
On the second drive, Chisum found RJ Gomez on a big gainer to get us inside the fifteen and the Eagles were in business once again, but a dropped ball on what would've been yet another score for EP on a reverse gave the ball right back to the SA squad.
What should definitely be a positive for the eagles was the rushing of #21 Carlos Villarreal who carried the load for the local eleven notching 64 total yards, all hard fought, giving the offense opportunities to keep the Heights 'D' honest and creating play-action opportunities. Chisum was even able to break off a significant run as he matriculated his way around and through the Mule defense on the ensuing Eagle drive ending up with 18 yards rushing on the evening.
Villarreal's efforts were eventually rewarded with a twelve yard run to cap off the fourth Eagle drive of the second half to avoid the shutout, making the score Heights 33, Eagles 7.
For the Eagles early on, Troy Robledo intercepted a Kalen Brockwell pass and running back Byron Proctor scored on an impressive 86-yard run in the first half.
Chisum's debut produced a respectable 112 yards passing, out passing Brockwell, as the Eagles put the ball in the air at least twenty times which will make them that more versatile in the coming weeks.
