Football Preview: Fairfield Eagles vs. Crockett Bulldogs
The Fairfield Eagles will head out to face off against the Crockett Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fairfield managed to keep up with Westwood until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Fairfield lost 62-39 to Westwood. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Panthers are ranked 168th).
Fairfield's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kohl Collins, who threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt, and Finn Smith, who picked up 217 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 67 yards. Jaylon Shed helped Collins out on the ground, rushing for 130 yards on only 14 carries.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 46 points the game before, Crockett was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They were dealt a 28-0 defeat at the hands of Diboll. The match marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Crockett dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fairfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
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