It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fairfield can now relate to. They took a blow against the West Noble Chargers on Friday, falling 56-22. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now lost five in a row.
Defeat or not, Fairfield got some senior leadership from Blake Metzger and Breckan Maran. Metzger rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns, while Maran rushed for 148 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Fairfield is 3-1 when Metzger posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 252 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
It was another big night for Estil Pruitt, who rushed for 143 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries for West Noble. Pruitt's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 142 rushing yards.
The loss snapped Fairfield's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-6 record. As for West Noble, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Fairfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Noble, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Garrett at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (West Noble: 6.9, Garrett: 14.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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