On Friday, the Foothill Mustangs beat the Fairfield Falcons 21-14. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Anthony Hood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 35 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Izaiah Tua-Laird, who threw for 242 yards and a touchdown.
Foothill didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as David Lewis, Kelton Johnson, and Hood picked up one apiece. Lewis also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 166. Foothill got some further help from Clifton Currie: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Fairfield lost, don't look at Tre?Von Moten. Despite the final result, he rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown. Moten was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 62 yards.
Foothill now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Fairfield, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Foothill will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Rio Americano at 7:15 p.m. on October 11th. Fairfield has already played their next match, a 48-12 victory against Burbank on the 27th.
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