Falls City is 2-8 against Auburn since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Falls City Tigers will host the Auburn Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Falls City: 16.4, Auburn: 15.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Falls City earned a 22-14 victory over Nebraska City.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Auburn). They blew past Wilber-Clatonia 68-0 at home on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nixon Ligouri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Auburn's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Drayven Lamb, Wyatt Tanner, and Brenton Wenzl picked up one apiece. What's more, Wenzl also racked up -9 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Auburn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 407 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Falls City's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Falls City was taken down by Auburn 42-13 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Falls City, Maverick Binder (who rushed for 136 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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