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<p>The Hell Hounds entered the playoffs round coming off a very tough win against the Wolves; while the hounds remained on a streak, they were faced with very focused, prepared and vengeful Eagles squad. </p>
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<p>We’ve seen this before last year, a regular
season thrashing of the Eagles by the Hounds, and then a rematch in the
playoffs. The Hounds looked to recreate last year’s results and taking the next
step of their path to a second championship, while the Eagles were looking to
silence their doubters and prove that they were still a championship team.</p>
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<p>While both teams are
title holders and both have had strength and consistency over the time. Only one
winner could’ve moved on to the Bowl, and that was the Eagles. </p>
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<p>The game started with the Eagles kicking
the ball off, the Hounds took the field and began to run the ball heavily,
however the Eagles defensive front stepped up forcing them into kicking a field
goal and blocking it. Eagles’ offense took possession but were forced out
immediately after 3 excellent defensive plays by the Hounds, both defenses were
playing out of their minds and neither teams got into the endzone ending the
first half tied at 0 with 3 missed field goals between both teams.</p>
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<p>The Hounds started with their onside-kicked
to start the second half, but the Eagles were prepared, their offense took the
field in decent field position and started to gain momentum, rookie receiver
Omar Mahmoud caught his second pass for 20+ yards and brought the Eagles inside
the 10 yard line, 2 plays later QB Justin McKenzie ran the ball in for 6
points. Since the Eagles missed the extra point, the Hounds were sticking with
their run-heavy strategy to chew up the clock, score a TD and kick the extra
point and hope to stop the Eagles from scoring, and they were well on their way
to succeeding in doing so until their plan backfired when game MVP Mohamed
Shaher picked off Ramon after the Eagles’ defensive line pressured him into a
tough throw, Shaher took the ball 52 yards back into the Hounds’ endzone giving
the Eagles a 12-0 lead, the Eagles went for 2 points after the TD and were in
control of the game with a 14-0 lead with 5 minutes to go.</p>
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<p>On the Eagles final drive McKenzie ran the
ball himself several times and ate up the clock until it was time for the
victory formation, leading his team into the Bowl. </p>
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<p>Last Friday’s playoffs round shattered
expectations, very few people expected the Tigers to beat the Bears, but they
did. Even fewer people thought the Eagles could beat the Hounds, but they did. The
Eagles and Tigers will be meeting for the second time in the Egyptian Bowl, and
for the first time in EFAF history, the ENFL champion will not have a perfect
regular season record.</p>
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