by GeauxTigers » Sun Oct 06, 2019 8:22 am
Emery came in with a great game plan to shut down the great Baytown power running game. Early on they were blitzing the inside gaps and getting good penetration. To change things up a bit, Baytown went to the spread game for a couple of series to loosen up the Emery defense and it worked for the moment but Baytown realized eventually they would have to go back to the run if they wanted to win the game. Ultimately, Baytown made adjustments and went back to the run and starting in the third quarter they began to impose their will on the Emery defense the rest of the game. Schematically, Emery had a good game plan but they had no answer for Baytown's BIGS and their power running game. That #15 kid runs like a Mac truck and their BIGS are very athletic also.
On the other side of the ball, Baytown's defense stepped up and basically shut down the Emery offense. With the exception of one big pass play where the Baytown defender allowed the Emery receiver to beat him, Emery could not muster any offense. Baytown's depth played a key role on defense--it looks like they played about 12 different players on defense and really never missed a beat. The Baytown defense was also opportunistic, forcing 3 fumbles (returning one for a TD) and added one INT.
Baytown gets a BYE week this week which will allow them to get healthy and get geared up for the remainder of the season. Best of luck to both teams!