Football Preview: Norwich Eagles vs. Fairfield Falcons
Norwich is 6-1 against Fairfield since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles takes on the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Norwich is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Norwich's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Osborne on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 52-0. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Fairfield got themselves on the board against Pretty Prairie on Friday, but Pretty Prairie never followed suit. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over the Bulldogs. The game marked the Falcons' most dominant win of the season.
It was another big night for Connor Fowler, who rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 57 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fairfield's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gavin Foster. He also forced afumble, which is notable because Fairfield is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 1-2 otherwise.
Norwich's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Fairfield, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3.
Everything went Norwich's way against Fairfield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Norwich made off with a 46-22 win. Does Norwich have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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