The Fairfield Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the McGregor Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield will be strutting in after a victory while McGregor will be coming in after a defeat.
If Fairfield beats McGregor with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Fairfield secured a 28-24 W over Buffalo on Friday. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly four points.
A big part of Fairfield's win came down to the chemistry between Kohl Collins and his top target Kavion Hicks. Collins threw for 270 yards and four touchdowns while Hicks picked up 178 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hicks was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 69 yards. Jaylon Shed was in the mix too, providing Fairfield with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, McGregor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Gatesville on the road and fell 59-14. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 784th, while the Hornets are ranked 351st).
McGregor's defeat came about despite a quality game from Bubba Zacharias, who threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Fairfield now has a winning record of 3-2. As for McGregor, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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