The Hodgeman County Longhorns will host the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hodgeman County's defense has only allowed five points per game this season, so Fairfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Hodgeman County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Victoria, who was ranked ninth at the time (Hodgeman County was ranked 14th). The Longhorns received a blow on Friday as they fell 28-14 to the Knights. The game marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tyson Younger put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 90 receiving yards and one score. He showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 65 yards.
Meanwhile, Fairfield entered their tilt with Stafford on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 64-14. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Falcons just coasted through the last quarter.
Hodgeman County better keep an eye on Gage Brown. He was instrumental in Fairfield's win, rushing for 110 yards and one TD on only 11 carries, while also catching one touchdown. Those 110 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high.
Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. They are 4-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
The victory got Fairfield back to even at 4-4. As for Hodgeman County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
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