The Eagles of Eagle Pass came out on top of the Alexander Bulldogs with a score of 21-13 in a highly anticipated Thursday night contest at the SAC between the pair of District 29-5A title contenders.
Bulldogs junior quarterback Brian Swain, who had carried his team to two big wins over Alice and United South, was harassed by a ferocious Eagles defense and held to season lows in production.
Alexander dropped to 2-1 overall, 1-1 in 29-5A. Eagle Pass is still undefeated at 3-0, 2-0.
Alexander wide receiver RJ Aguero, the Bulldogs' No. 1 wideout, missed the game due to a foot injury and fellow wideouts Daniel Ramos and Fernando Garza were playing despite having just recently returned from injuries of their own.
Ramos suffered a shoulder AC sprain and Garza had suffered a tweaked hamstring earlier in the week.
The absence of Swain's favorite target noticeably handicapped the Bulldog offense.
Swain, who had been averaging more than 400 yards of total offense through his first two games, was contained to well below that mark.
He completed 28 of 45 passes for 226 yards through the air and rushed for an additional 46 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
Swain also threw a costly interception in the third quarter that was returned 68 yards for an Eagle Pass touchdown.
Alexander sophomore running back Xavier Skaggs was also stifled, with 33 rushing yards on six attempts and 71 yards receiving on a team-leading 12 receptions.
Despite the lower than average offensive production, however, the Bulldogs were still in it to the very end.
Eagle Pass only scored two touchdowns with its offense and finished the game with fewer offensive yards than the Bulldogs.
It was the second week of impressive Bulldog defense after the once maligned unit held United South to 17 points in Week 2.
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