Football Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Florin Panthers
The Fairfield Falcons will head out to challenge the Florin Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fairfield will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Fairfield is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Johnson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fairfield blew Johnson out of the water with a 44-12 final score. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 12 games 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. Her longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per carry total. Another rusher making a difference was Saraii Hayes, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
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. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Florin suffered their closest loss since September 3rd on Wednesday. They fell just short of Sheldon by a score of 27-25.
Fairfield pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Florin, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Everything came up roses for Fairfield against Florin in their previous matchup on October 1st, as the squad secured a 52-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fairfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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