Football Recap: Fairfield Falcons vs. Johnson Warriors
You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fairfield's strategy against Johnson on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Fairfield Falcons blew the Johnson Warriors out of the water with a 44-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 12 contests by 29 points or more so far this season.
Sariah Williams was her usual excellent self, rushing for 267 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards. Saraii Hayes was another key rusher, rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
She was just one part of a punishing run game: Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Fairfield didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Hayes.
Although Johnson took the loss, they still got scores from Altayshia'E Lee and Citlaly Arevalo.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Johnson, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairfield will challenge Florin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Johnson, they and Valley are set to duel on Thursday. Johnson's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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