Eric Smith
Staff Writer
The Natalia Mustangs will wrap up week two of work-outs with the first scheduled scrimmage of the season at home Friday vs. Bandera. Natalia new Head Coach Jason Reynolds is excited for his squad to square up vs. the blue and white squad from the Cowboy Capital at Mustang Stadium.
“We had a great first week of practice,” Coach Jason Reynolds said. “I felt like our kids picked up where we left off from our off-season. Our effort and energy was through the roof all week and that is a testament to them and our staff.”
This Friday the Natalia JV and Varsity will battle Bandera in a scripted scrimmage with the JV set for a 6:00 p.m. start and a varsity start time set for around 7:15 p.m.
This Friday the Mustangs will host Bandera in a scrimmage at home starting at 6:00 pm and 7:15 pm. Natalia new Defensive Coordinator John Eakin and other coaches work with players as they run through drills during workouts this week. Photos by A. Loza
“Our kids have done a great job of taking all of the things from our off-season and building on them,” Reynolds said. “We are further along on offense and defense than I originally thought we would be and that is thanks to the hard work by all involved.”
Reynolds was asked what areas of concern he had going into week two. He stated the following: “We have a lot of inexperience at the varsity level,” Reynolds said. “We graduated a large senior class and we have a lot of young guys filling voids.”
Looking at the varsity format for this Friday, both squads will open with 15 play sets followed by a water break. There will be two 12 play sets followed by a water break and they will conclude with two 10 play sets by each squad.
“Our kids are excited for the opportunity to see a different jersey line up across from them,” Reynolds said. “As a staff, we are looking forward to getting live reps on film, so we can evaluate and correct.”
Head out to Mustang Stadium and support the boys in blue from Mustang Country this Friday!