It was fun while it lasted, but Johnson's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Thursday. The contest between them and the Fairfield Falcons wasn't particularly close, with the Johnson Warriors falling 28-14. That makes it the first time this season the Warriors have let down their home crowd.
Although Johnson took the loss, they still got scores from Altayshia'E Lee and Philliyah Brown.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aubrey Stewart, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Stewart also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles. Another rusher making a difference was Sariah Williams, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Having lost for the first time this season, Johnson fell to 5-1. As for Fairfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Johnson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 12-6 defeat vs. Valley on the 1st. Fairfield has also already played their next match, a 52-0 win against Florin on the 1st.
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