Fairfield Central and Chester are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Fairfield Central Griffins will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Chester Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Chester is hoping to do what Andrew Jackson couldn't last Saturday: put an end to Fairfield Central's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Fairfield Central breezed by Andrew Jackson on the road to the tune of 36-7. Considering the Griffins have won four contests by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Fairfield Central wouldn't let Andrew Jackson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Dre Walker and Chantz Hemphill collectively forced three of those fumbles. Walker also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fairfield Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chester). They blew past Eau Claire 56-0 on the road on Friday.
Fairfield Central pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Chester, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Fairfield Central suffered a grim 24-0 defeat to Chester in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Fairfield Central, Elijah Coleman (who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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