Eagles look to avoid 0-2 start against Bears

  • Quarterback Hayden Braswell takes off on a keeper in first-half action against Rusk. Braswell took some lumps throughout his first start as an Eagle. Photo by Thomas Leffler
    Quarterback Hayden Braswell takes off on a keeper in first-half action against Rusk. Braswell took some lumps throughout his first start as an Eagle. Photo by Thomas Leffler
  • Junior Eagles DL Carson Gallegos gets some pressure in the Rusk backfield in Fairfield’s 42-14 loss in the season opener. Photo by Thomas Leffler
    Junior Eagles DL Carson Gallegos gets some pressure in the Rusk backfield in Fairfield’s 42-14 loss in the season opener. Photo by Thomas Leffler
  • Eagle RB Eli Martin breaks away from the pack for Fairfield’s lone score of the first three quarters. Photo by Thomas Leffler
    Eagle RB Eli Martin breaks away from the pack for Fairfield’s lone score of the first three quarters. Photo by Thomas Leffler
  • Hunter Noland (#7) celebrates a fourth-quarter touchdown against Rusk in the Eagles opener. Photo by Thomas Leffler
    Hunter Noland (#7) celebrates a fourth-quarter touchdown against Rusk in the Eagles opener. Photo by Thomas Leffler
After a season opener to forget in Fairfield, the Eagles will look to dust themselves off Friday in front of an Eagle Stadium crowd looking for an improved performance. The Eagles will face off with the Brownsboro Bears, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The opener, a 42-14 defeat against Rusk, was an eye-opener for the young Eagles squad members getting their first varsity reps. The contest resulted in…

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