Russellville entered their game against Fairview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Russellville Golden Tigers and the Fairview Aggies were almost perfectly matched up, but the Russellville Golden Tigers suffered a 50-49 loss. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (38), the Golden Tigers still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Russellville still got an impressive performance from Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Phinizee's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 18th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Whit Goodwin was another major influence, as he rushed for 24 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Leading Fairview to victory were Jake Harper and Kolt Redding. Harper rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns, while Redding rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. Harper also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
Russellville's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Fairview, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Russellville will stay at home for another week and welcome Hatton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Russellville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Fairview, they will square off against Priceville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Priceville is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Fairview will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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