Xavier had lost five straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-6 to make it six. They lost 21-0 to the Branford Hornets. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
As for Branford, their win bumped their record up to 5-2. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Rhamell Fairclough had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 159 yards and two scores while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
Coming up, Xavier is taking a road trip to square off against Hillhouse at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Falcons will be up against the Academics' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31.83 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Branford, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lyman Hall at 7:00 p.m. The Trojans will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something the Hornets surely won't give up without a fight.
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