Fairfield hasn't had much luck against Norwich recently, but that could start to change on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against the Norwich Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Fairfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32 points per game this season.
Fairfield took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 46-0 win over Pretty Prairie. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Falcons considering their 12-point performance the matchup before.
Connor Fowler continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 57 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Fairfield wouldn't let Pretty Prairie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fairfield can thank Gavin Foster and Garrett Lanning for forcing both of them. Foster also forced afumble, which is notable because Fairfield is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Norwich's offense. They were beaten by Osborne 52-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 60 points in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Fairfield moved to 3-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Norwich, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Fairfield suffered a grim 46-22 defeat to Norwich in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Fairfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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