The Fairfield Mules will venture away from home to challenge the Greenville Comets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fairfield is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, Fairfield made easy work of Edwards County and carried off a 36-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Mules, who have now won three games by 22 points or more so far this season.
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. Michael Barner showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 249 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Greenville entered their tilt with North Mac on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 17-8 victory over the Panthers. The 17-point effort marked the Comets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Fairfield's record now sits at 6-3. As for Greenville, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Fairfield suffered a grim 35-12 defeat to Greenville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Fairfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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