Photo gallery: Mitchell Mustangs get by Springstead Eagles in defensive battle

The Mustangs defeated the Eagles in a crucial Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup

Andy Villamarzo | Oct 22, 2022

TRINITY, FLORIDA- On a cold October evening at Mustang Stadium, the Mitchell Mustangs were able to pull off one of its biggest wins of the season against the previously undefeated Springstead Eagles.

The game was also a critical district game within Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 as the Mustangs kept their district championship hopes alive. The Eagles were in search of locking up their first district crown since 2013.

Now Mitchell, Land O’ Lakes, Springstead and Wiregrass Ranch are all jockeying for playoff positions in the final two weeks of the season.

SBLive Sports Florida was on hand with the coverage of the district tilt and photographer Alex Walworth collected 50 photos of the game. Checkout our photo galley of the contest between the Mustangs and Eagles.

88C50FAB-ECF4-4E4A-A2F1-CC449EBE2856 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

456F22D1-B066-46B4-8A75-119E21CD67BC — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

22E6B5B7-FEEB-4740-A340-53FC19527904 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

25302ECC-8B48-41DD-BCA6-C006BDA7B8C4 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

8E2FBACC-5A6E-449D-B9F9-668394821D8B — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

64016EA4-A37B-4B7B-8E7A-9E4A069652DA — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

D3F01C9A-536B-4F49-B524-5A2015248AA3 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

6C64969C-F4A4-4F40-A1AF-FD11BA355CF1 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

482797AB-E03A-484D-B7BD-978BB9CD26F7 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

51E7912C-1866-4D70-B651-52110BEBAF4C — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

E7252D6C-878E-49A5-B8DB-3F232DE11345 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

6F6F15FE-2918-43BE-B319-9290FDE20341 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

28D3741E-76C1-4C5A-BE1B-7A09512F6D45 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

5454AF3B-8DCE-4AAB-8038-1697139EBF2F — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

AC02932D-4DC1-470A-96F8-BEC042D6C39F — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

17486F79-67AA-474B-B510-767A42AD7EF5 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

C98636B8-FEAA-4E50-8032-812F98016533 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

27296618-57C9-4E02-8EB6-C04BFD31D305 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

EF16CEB8-B1A5-4589-88BA-EBFF2A7E3E40 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

E54B2AAC-4DCF-4147-854F-620EF8E8EB1A — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

3179BF70-D4E8-4C29-A618-707CBF9E4E5F — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

5AA9735E-97D8-4D3D-A535-E599DA1B61B8 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

08DAFE3A-312C-4CF7-9C2D-6D690F505BEE — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

4338F316-7531-40D6-9CDF-ED16FA7EC8D9 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

CD6CDFDC-1C71-430D-A2AB-05E315A2D5E2 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

AC9ED26C-22EA-4D12-BE42-A96341E3FE5B — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

87B1BC04-4AC5-4411-8DCB-CD716E0434DE — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

1062C41A-4C4D-456B-89DA-20056D83F57C — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

7CE501AB-2241-4524-B9D9-84E2F52B34B1 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

75BE60FA-6DBB-49CE-B6E3-67703134B104 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

ED7421D0-52A0-49E7-9352-39067DC557FC — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

B8889349-EA62-4305-AB78-0690579FA091 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

9C267AD2-4262-4439-935E-E698ABF0B1F8 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

D86A39E8-0084-4633-AF0F-FB07131921FE — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

A8C23879-84BC-46C8-B861-B885F323ED50 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

53B5657E-A197-4F60-9F4E-756A33299726 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

46ACEE67-B93A-452F-B321-32DA422E3FBD — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

73E0D4AE-83E6-4CB7-A9CC-8250AABEEA80 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

C6EA22F1-9976-4DC5-8013-2247763BDA56 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

1AC6E99F-55F5-43F6-A8B2-C2D707C683D5 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

8F02CDA0-7AA3-4A95-AEDE-EBE5ABC80A5E — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

6D3B8A84-1EBD-4C5F-B4C8-633080469861 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

CEB7A3D1-E7B7-4539-B784-16FF898ECB37 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

FB6EED8A-82C9-4DCC-90AE-56766992A099 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

958545E9-B717-4603-9940-DD90E17F85A6 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

72953CF2-7D12-47F7-95A5-9291ED71D154 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

A7266F53-B90B-42F7-85AB-633DCC96C93F — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

8A41BC02-9347-44E1-B8C6-525965FC979E — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

9925322A-10AB-4E0E-BD46-075D2F9EB45E — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

0604492D-3C7E-417A-B60B-8D1C0CC44178 — Photo by Alex Walworth

The Mitchell Mustangs defeated the Springstead Eagles on Friday night behind a strong defensive effort that allowed just 167 yards in a pivotal Class 4A-Suburban, District 6 matchup.

Andy Villamarzo can be reached at andyvillamarzo@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @Andy_Villamarzo.

Published Oct 22, 2022

Andy Villamarzo

ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.