Fairfield proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 27) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the American Christian Academy Patriots , sneaking past 27-24.
Justin Murray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Backing up that air attack was Jumaria Hamilton, who rushed for 124 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Fairfield's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for American Christian Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fairfield is on the road again on Friday to play Selma at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Fairfield focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for American Christian Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Pleasant Grove at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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