It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ashland-Greenwood can now relate to. They and the Auburn Bulldogs were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but they suffered a 20-19 defeat. The Bluejays' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Ashland-Greenwood still got an impressive performance from Cael Smith, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Smith has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Nixon Ligouri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns for Auburn. With that strong performance, Ligouri is now averaging an impressive 103.9 rushing yards per game.
Ashland-Greenwood's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Auburn, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Ashland-Greenwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Auburn, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 59-7 loss against Wahoo on the 15th.
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