The curse is broken!

I think athletes are a bit superstitious by nature. When Tom was playing professional baseball there were so many of the guys who had lucky items of clothing or rituals that they had to perform before playing or even talking the field.

Janni was convinced that it was his fault that the Mustangs lost two of their games. When he wasn't in the stands they pulled out a few amazing comeback wins. Yesterday we started joking that maybe he should stay at home....after all, we are talking about the rivalry game of the year!!

The booster club sponsored a "White Out", handing out white Kingwood t-shirts to everyone who entered. Though we were playing at our home stadium, the Eagles were considered the home team. Which really isn't fair. 

While both teams were bragging about their upcoming wins, the reality was that AHS had the better record, 5-2 against out 2-5. So while we were optimistic we also knew that the Mustangs would really have to play a great game to win.

All kidding about superstitions aside, I think Janni was a little nervous and the first half of the game seemed to reinforce his fear that the team couldn't win with him in the stands. It really looked like the Atascocita Eagles were going to pull out a win - I think we were down 21-9 at the half.

But then the tide turned. In a big way. In an incredible combination of turnovers, defense, and sheer will to win, the Mustangs ended the game victorious, 38-27. Janni was in the student section with many of his teammates and a lot of his friends. It was, he said, "Awesome."

It was one of those games that everyone will remember. And Janni was there to experience the win!!