The Fairfield Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the McGregor Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. McGregor took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfield, who comes in off a win.
If Fairfield beats McGregor with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Fairfield snuck past Buffalo with a 28-24 win on Friday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly four points.
A big part of Fairfield's victory came down to the chemistry between Kohl Collins and his top target Kavion Hicks. Collins threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns while Hicks picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hicks showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 69 yards. Jaylon Shed was in the mix too, providing Fairfield with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, McGregor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Gatesville on the road and fell 59-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 784th, while the Hornets are ranked 351st).
Bubba Zacharias put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Fairfield now has a winning record of 3-2. As for McGregor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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