Football Recap: Fairfield Central Griffins vs. Eau Claire Shamrocks
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield Central). They breezed by the Eau Claire Shamrocks to the tune of 62-3 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won five matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
Fairfield Central was led to victory by Ford Davis and Kenyan Douglas. Davis threw for 103 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, while Douglas rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Fairfield Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kingston Peay and Chauncery Turner, who racked up four sacks between them. Turner is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season.
The win was the seventh in a row for Fairfield Central, bringing their record for this year to 7-1. As for Eau Claire, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Fairfield Central and Columbia will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. Fairfield Central's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Columbia's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Eau Claire, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Mid-Carolina at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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