Football Preview: Fairfield Eagles vs. Teague Lions
Fairfield hasn't had much luck against Teague recently, but that could start to change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Fairfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past McGregor, posting a 69-40 victory on the road.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kohl Collins and Bubba Zacharias. Collins had a great game last Friday and threw for 547 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 21.9 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Zacharias was balling out in the loss, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 407 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Teague took on Bullard last Friday. Teague narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bullard 30-28.
A big part of Teague's victory came down to the chemistry between Zak Leija and his top target Bryce Bates. Leija rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries while Bates picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. Leija got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 61 yards.
Fairfield now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Teague, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 40-15 loss they got from Teague in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leija, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Now that Fairfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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