Lindale ends Pirates’ season with 45-23 playoff loss

  • Aidan Villafano reaches for Eagle QB Clint Thurman as he jumps through the line. Photo by Randall Luker
    Aidan Villafano reaches for Eagle QB Clint Thurman as he jumps through the line. Photo by Randall Luker
  • Pirate quarterback Jarrett Odom looks for his receiver behind the blocking of RB Isaac Fontnow. Photo by Randall Luker
    Pirate quarterback Jarrett Odom looks for his receiver behind the blocking of RB Isaac Fontnow. Photo by Randall Luker
  • Pirate RB Daigan Venable runs through a host of Eagle defenders Friday. Photo by Randall Luker
    Pirate RB Daigan Venable runs through a host of Eagle defenders Friday. Photo by Randall Luker
Going in to the 4A Division 1 bi-district playoff game with Lindale, the Pirates already faced a couple of disadvantage, Lindale’s size and speed, but in the end, it was that old bugaboo, turnovers, that sealed the win for the Eagles in Bryan Friday. The Pirates dropped three straight games to begin the 2022 season, games marred by penalties and turnovers. They overcame those errors for the most…

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