Football Recap: Alexander Smith Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Auburn + How To Watch

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pleasant Plains). They came out on top against the Auburn Trojans by a score of 48-35 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Alexander Smith

Passing Yards (Career)

09/19/25 vs Auburn	314
09/12/25 vs Athens	283
09/05/25 @ Maroa-Forsyth	260
08/29/25 vs New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly	162
10/25/24 vs Williamsville	76

Pleasant Plains' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alexander Smith, who threw for 314 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.3% of his passes, and also punched in three scores on the ground. Those 314 passing yards gave Smith a new career-high. Pleasant Plains' leading receiver Grady Grisham was Smith's top target yet again, picking up 248 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

When it comes to explaining why Auburn lost, don't look at Chance Crissey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 190 yards and four scores while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Crissey is now averaging an impressive 104.8 rushing yards per game.

The win got Pleasant Plains back to even at 2-2. As for Auburn, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Plains will venture away from home to face off against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Plains will be up against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview's rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Auburn, they are taking a road trip to take on Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Warriors have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matches.