The Sutter Huskies took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-13 victory over the Fairfield Falcons. With the Huskies ahead 49-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Braden Scritchfield
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Sutter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Braden Scritchfield led the charge by rushing for 62 yards and three TDs, while also throwing for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Scritchfield a new career-high. Another back making a difference was Robert Peiffer, who rushed for 152 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Sutter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 405 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Sutter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Andrew Barker and Gavin Lavoie, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Fairfield's side was Troy Bowens, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Fairfield lost, don't look at Tristen Smith. Despite the final result, he threw for 132 yards and a pair of TDs.
Sutter pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points on average over those games. As for Fairfield, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Sutter and Fairfield could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Huskies will challenge Douglas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (217 vs. 29). Meanwhile, Fairfield (ranked 666th) will meet Vintage (ranked 270th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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