Fairfield hasn't had much luck against West Noble recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fairfield Falcons will head out to challenge the West Noble Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fairfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 48-34. The victory was nothing new for the Falcons as they're now sitting on three straight.
It was another big night for Breckan Maran, who rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 137 rushing yards. Fairfield also got a significant boost from Blake Metzger, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 365 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Fairfield wouldn't let Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hunter Kauffman was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, West Noble came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 49.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over the Hornets. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
Estil Pruitt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
West Noble didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Ethan Yates.
The victory got Fairfield back to even at 5-5. As for West Noble, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Maran and Pruitt. Maran has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 117 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Pruitt has averaged 160.8 rushing yards per game this season.
Fairfield was dealt a bruising 31-0 loss at the hands of West Noble when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pruitt, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Fairfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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