A win for Edwards County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Fairfield Mules, falling 36-14. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Mules recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
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 134 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Michael Barner a new career-high in rushing yards (172).
Edwards County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Fairfield, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Edwards County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fairfield, they will challenge Greenville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season.
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