The Huffman Vikings will challenge the Fairfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Huffman has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 29.
Huffman's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Oxford on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Fairfield came up short against Oak Grove on Thursday and fell 35-27. While Fairfield had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored Oak Grove 13-7.
Fairfield might have lost, but man, Justin Murray was a machine: he rushed for 287 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Murray is now averaging an impressive 118.4 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Fairfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Huffman's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Huffman came up short against Fairfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2021, falling 33-26. Can Huffman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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