Auburn is 1-6 against Ashland-Greenwood since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Auburn Bulldogs will challenge the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. Auburn will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Auburn was able to grind out a solid win over Lincoln Christian, taking the game 22-14.
The critical scores for Auburn came from Brant Gulizia, Nixon Ligouri, and Burke Moody.
Auburn wouldn't let Lincoln Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Auburn can thank Lance Binder and Noah Hanley for forcing both of them. Binder is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
Auburn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood strolled past Scotus with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 33-14. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Shamrocks are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Derek Tonjes and Cael Smith were among the main playmakers for Ashland-Greenwood as the former threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes and the latter gained 143 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Cal Kissinger was Tonjes' top target, picking up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Auburn's record is now 3-0. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Auburn was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Ashland-Greenwood when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Auburn, Drake Zimmerman (who rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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