Football Recap: Valentin Garibay's Menacing Defense Leads Fairfield over Armijo

Imari Carter

Rushing Yards

10/03/25 vs Burbank	226
09/12/25 vs Rodriguez	151
10/31/25 @ Armijo	132
10/10/25 vs Johnson	104
09/19/25 vs Enterprise	83
+ 5 more games

If Armijo wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Fairfield, they should've done a better job of containing Imari Carter. The Falcons breezed past the Royals to the tune of 40-13 on Friday thanks in part to Carter, who rushed for 132 yards and a pair of TDs. He is becoming a predictor of Fairfield's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-2 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).

One reason for the win was Fairfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Valentin Garibay was especially locked on to Armijo's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Garibay has been hot recently, having posted at least one sack the last four times he's played. Santiago Arciga got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Despite the loss, Armijo still got an impressive performance from Tayjon Harrell (Tj), who picked up 60 receiving yards and one score.

Fairfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points over those games. As for Armijo, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-6.

Coming up, after each having a week off, Fairfield and Twelve Bridges will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th. The Falcons will need to watch out since the Raging Rhinos have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. Armijo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.