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-Alamo Stadium

The CC Winn Mavericks behind the tutelage of Christian Rodriguez headed into the State UIL Soccer Playoffs with a bullet as the 2nd seed in District 28-AAAAA on Friday into Alamo Stadium to take on the Jefferson Mustangs.

The contest was hard fought on both sides.

The Mustangs were ready for the potent speed of the Mavericks and were able to keep the Mavs in check. The first half was a task in maintaining composure and controlling first playoff game jitters. The Mavs and Mustangs closed the game in a draw 0-0, as it seemed the plan to control the Maverick attack was working for the Mustangs.

The second half saw much of the same as the first half and the Mavs were stifled offensively while the Mustangs looked like they were building momentum and opening up opportunities to score.

The Mustang opportunities were turned away by the Maverick defenders and especially goalie Armando Villarreal, who kept the Mavs in the game.

The game then became fast and furious as both teams looked for a chance to win. As the time winded down on the half and the coaching staffs of both teams started to make plans for an overtime period, the Mavericks suddenly found an opportunity they were looking for.

With about 3 minutes to go, Erik Tarin advanced the ball down into the Mustang side of the field and found Felipe Flores on the sideline who then found Alexis Esquivel at the top of the box. Alexis, although hobbled and slowed down

all game with an injury, wasted no time in opening up some space and taking the shot on goal that beat a diving Mustang keeper.

The Mustangs fought to create a tie in the remaining time and with seconds left almost did but stout defender Alex Flores turned it away and the final seconds came off the clock. The Mavericks won the match 1- 0.

Good play in the game came from Alex Flores, Erik Cantu, Jose Herrera, Luis Sugaki and Angel Salinas. Felipe Flores, Ricardo Fernandez and Alexis Esquivel, Erik Tarin, Jason Estrada and Ricky Gutierrez contributed good play offensively.

Armando Villarreal came up with some great saves to maintain the clean sheet at goalie.

The Mavericks were then slated to take on Dripping Springs in the next round of the State Playoffs. The full coverage will be in Sunday’s edition of your Eagle Pass News Gram.

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The Eagle Pass Eagles hosted the Laredo United Longhorns on Tuesday and Rey Rey Mendoza held the Longhorns at bay while the Eagles mounted a mighty surge in the first two innings.

The Longhorns managed a lone run in the first when Raul Esquivel reached on a base on balls, went to second on a passed ball and scored on a fielder’s choice by Memo Sauceda. Mendoza would help his own game by singling followed by a sacrifice by Isaac Gonzalez and a hit by Braulio Rodriguez. Victor Perry would also single as did Hector Montoya, then both would come into score on

Orly Garza’s hit to make the score 4-1. The Longhorns would score two more on three hits, buttery Rey would strike out the side to keep his team up 4-3.

Then the Eagles would plate two more in the second on the spikes of Gonzalez and Jacob Ruiz off of hits by Mendoza, Rodriguez and Perry.

United would answer with two more in the top of the third when Memo Sauceda drew a walk, as did Daniel Quiroz both scoring on errors and fielder’s choices Eagles 6, United 5 after three. But the Eagles would seal the deal in the fourth on runs by Gonzalez, Perry and Ruiz. Firer Player Of The Week Victor Perry tripled in this inning and Ruiz would single putting the Burnt Orange and White ahead 9-5 before Checo Lopez would give up one unearned run inthe sixth.

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The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles hosted the Laredo LBJ Lady Wolves on Tuesday and came away with a convincing 18-1 victory. Katie Galvan was in the circle for the Eagles against Amanda Arriaga. Galvan allowed a hit in the first, but got the next three hitters including a strikeout to left fielder Ana Ortiz plus a ground ball force out and a fly to third baseman Alex Martinez to get out of the inning.

Then the floodgates opened like Moses parting The Red Sea when Brooke Diaz singles, Alex Martinez gets on on an error, Kaylynne Ruiz is whitely a pitch, Lashey Reyes brings in a run, Alyssa Lara reaches on an error by the third baseman, Cristabel Martinez reaches on a fielder’s choice, Iliana Luna is whitely a pitch and Katie Galvan aids her own cause with a base-clearing triple to putEagle Pass up 6-0 in the first.

Galvan gave up a hit in the second, but goethe neither batters in order including a strikeout of the center fielder Ivanna De Leon to get out of the inning.

Then the Eagles responded with four runs by Diaz, Martinez, Reyes and Lara to go up 10-0. Diaz homered in the third and Galvan would give up a lone unearned run in the fourth, but Leslie Martinez would score two on two hits, Diaz would score again, Alex Martinez would score, Luna would score twice on two doubles and Romy Flores would score on Galvan’s double to make the final score 18-1.

Leslie Martinez was 2 for 5, Brooke Diaz was 4 for four with a homer, Iliana Luna was was 3 for 4 and Katie Galvan was 4 for 4 with three doubles and a triple.