Stafford scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 46-34 to the Fairfield Falcons. The Trojans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Stafford's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dylan Brozek, who rushed for 171 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and Cody Knoche, who rushed for 128 yards while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Brozek a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Stafford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fairfield was led to victory by Connor Fowler and Braeden Witt. Fowler rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, while Witt rushed for 14 yards and a touchdown. Fairfield is 4-1 when Fowler posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Stafford's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Fairfield, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Stafford will challenge Pretty Prairie at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stafford is facing Pretty Prairie at the right time seeing as Pretty Prairie is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Fairfield, they will take on Victoria at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Victoria knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Fairfield likes a good challenge.
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