Taft was the 28-14 winner over Eagle Pass when they last played one another back in December of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Taft Raiders fell just short of the Eagle Pass Eagles by a score of 26-24 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eagle Pass to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Barrera, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Jose Hernandez was Barrera's top target, picking up 142 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Eagle Pass, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Taft will face off against Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Eagle Pass, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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