Auburn and Thompson (ranked 60th and 46th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile matchup on Friday. The Auburn Tigers fell 34-21 to the Thompson Warriors. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Auburn still got an impressive performance from Jackson Kilgore, who threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards. That's the most rushing yards Kilgore has posted since back in August. Auburn also got a significant boost from Omar Mabson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
Even though they lost, Auburn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Thompson found their leader in sophomore Trent Seaborn, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 69 yards. Seaborn really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run. Michael Dujon was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns.
The defeat snapped Auburn's winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 10-1 record. As for Thompson, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Auburn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thompson, they will square off against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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