Fairfield is 10-0 against Hamilton County since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Fairfield Mules will host the Hamilton County Foxes at 7:00 p.m. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Fairfield is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fairfield blew Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton out of the water with a 68-7 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-7.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Israel Sargent and he. Sargent rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns while he rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns. Michael Barner was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 56 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 445 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 249 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Fairfield's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Brayton Robertson was the leader with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Hamilton County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 20-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Flora.
Fairfield now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hamilton County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Fairfield against Hamilton County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-0 victory. Will Fairfield repeat their success, or does Hamilton County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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