There's no place like home for Fairfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They strolled past the Flora Wolves with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 20-6. That looming 20-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Mules yet this season.
Fairfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Keegan Downen out in front who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Those 72 rushing yards gave Downen a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Israel Sargent, who rushed for 155 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 249 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fairfield's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Miller Simpson and Lane Robson, who racked up four sacks between them.
The win snapped Fairfield's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Flora, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Fairfield will face off against Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield is facing Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton at the right time seeing as Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Flora, they will take on Hamilton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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