Football Preview: Eagle Pass Eagles vs. United South Panthers
Eagle Pass and United South are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Eagle Pass Eagles will face off against the United South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Eagle Pass will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Saturday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 37-10 loss at the hands of United. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, United South lost to Medina Valley on the road by a 35-21 margin on Friday.
United South's loss came about despite a quality game from Rolando Gonzalez, who threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt. A healthy portion of that aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Jonathan Tello.
Eagle Pass now has a losing record at 3-4. As for United South, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Eagle Pass didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against United South when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was United South's David Gonzalez, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 162 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eagle Pass still be able to contain Gonzalez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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