The Foothill Mustangs will take on the Fairfield Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Foothill has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Fairfield will arrive with three straight wins.
Foothill's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Armijo on Tuesday. They took a 12-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Royals.
Meanwhile, Fairfield's offense rose to the challenge against a Panthers defense that boasted an average of only 14.46 points allowed on Tuesday. Fairfield took their match at home with ease, bagging a 52-0 victory over Florin. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 32 points or more this season.
Fairfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aubrey Stewart, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 159 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81% of her passes. Stewart has become a key player for Fairfield: the team is undefeated when she posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Another back making a difference was Sariah Williams, who gained 133 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fairfield's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Stewart.
Foothill's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Fairfield, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
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