After flying high against Layton last Friday, Davis came back down to earth. The Davis Darts took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Farmington Phoenix on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Darts let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Davis had strong showings from Tradon Bessinger, who threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns, and Bode Sparrow, who picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Sparrow is becoming a predictor of Davis' success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (102 yards to be exact) also went to Tyson Baggett.
Travis Hoopes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Farmington, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry.
Davis' defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Farmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Davis will head out on the road to face off against Syracuse at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Davis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.1 points per game this season. As for Farmington, they will host Fremont at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Farmington comes in on three and Fremont on seven.
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