Hamilton County hasn't had much luck against Fairfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hamilton County Foxes will head out to take on the Fairfield Mules at 7:00 p.m.
Hamilton County is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell 20-8 to Flora.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fairfield). They blew past Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton 68-7 on the road on Friday. With that win, the Mules brought their scoring average up to 28 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Israel Sargent and he. Sargent rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns while he rushed for 112 yards and four touchdowns. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 445 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Fairfield's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Brayton Robertson was especially locked on to Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton's QB and sacked him twice.
Hamilton County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Fairfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.
Hamilton County took a serious blow against Fairfield in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-0. Can Hamilton County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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