Football Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Foothill Mustangs
The Fairfield Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Foothill Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fairfield has three straight wins, Foothill has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Fairfield's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Florin 52-0 at home. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 32 points or more this season.
Fairfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aubrey Stewart, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of her passes. Stewart also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up four sacks and making eight total tackles. Sariah Williams was another key back, gaining 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fairfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Saraii Hayes led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Foothill's offense. They fell 12-0 to Armijo on Tuesday.
Fairfield has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Foothill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
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