After flying high against Foothill last Friday, Fairfield came back down to earth. The Falcons took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sacramento Dragons on Friday. The Falcons were not able to make up for their defeat to the Dragons from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Fairfield lost, don't look at Tristen Smith. Despite the final result, he threw for 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 63 yards.
Sacramento found their leader in sophomore Cordell Radcliffe, who rushed for 187 yards and two scores. Radcliffe is becoming a predictor of the Dragons' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Fairfield now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Sacramento, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-4.
Coming up, Fairfield will head out to face off against Armijo at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Royals will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Sacramento, they will host River City at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Dragons are facing the Raiders at the right time seeing as the Raiders are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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