G’beck lightning strikes down Fairfield thunder in district opener

  • The Eagles defense stops the Groesbeck Goat ball carrier at the end zone on Friday night. Fairfield fell 29-22 to Groesbeck in their district opener. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder
    The Eagles defense stops the Groesbeck Goat ball carrier at the end zone on Friday night. Fairfield fell 29-22 to Groesbeck in their district opener. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder
  • Kaden Crawford hands off the ball to Jaylyn Daniels on Friday night against Groesbeck. Photo by Mitchell Pate/ Fairfield Recorder
    Kaden Crawford hands off the ball to Jaylyn Daniels on Friday night against Groesbeck. Photo by Mitchell Pate/ Fairfield Recorder
The District 8-3A, Division I football opener between Fairfield and Groesbeck on Friday night was a tussle between thunder and lightning. Fairfield (2-4) provided the thunder claps with a bruising ground game that sustained drives and ate up chunks of the clock. Groesbeck (5-1) provided the lightning in the form of long plays that ate up chunks of yardage. In the end, one final lightning strike…

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