There's no place like home for Fairfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They managed a 20-14 win over the Rodriguez Mustangs on Friday. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 34-0 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Imari Carter
| 09/12/25 vs Rodriguez | 151 |
| 09/05/25 @ Vintage | 81 |
| 08/22/25 @ Wood | 72 |
| 11/01/24 @ St. Joseph | 44 |
| 11/08/24 @ Escalon | 40 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Imari Carter, who rushed for 151 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 151 rushing yards gave Carter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristen Smith, who threw for 119 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rodriguez only rushed for 76 rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fairfield's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Leading the way was Valentin Garibay with three.
Although Rodriguez took the loss, they still got scores from Kartik Joshi and Nystra Glenn.
Fairfield's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Rodriguez, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Coming up, Fairfield will welcome Enterprise at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Rodriguez, they are taking a road trip to take on Vanden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings' defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so the Mustangs' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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