Football Recap: Auburn Comes Up Short

Auburn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 57-7 loss at the hands of the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans. While losing is never fun, Auburn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Maroa-Forsyth is ranked 80th).

Jack Jones threw for 125 yards while completing 75% of his passes. Carter Hunley was his top target, picking up 79 receiving yards. On the ground, Caden Venrick rushed for 43 yards.

Maroa-Forsyth can attribute much of their success to Ryne Sheppard, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Owen Smith made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Auburn's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Auburn will host Pleasant Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Auburn is facing Pleasant Plains at the right time seeing as Pleasant Plains is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they will head out to face off against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maroa-Forsyth knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview likes a good challenge.

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