Lincoln Christian hasn't had much luck against Auburn recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lincoln Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home field against the Auburn Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Auburn is hoping to do what Wilber-Clatonia couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lincoln Christian's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at five games. Lincoln Christian blew past Wilber-Clatonia, posting a 55-19 victory at home.
Truman Paulsen had an outrageously good game as he threw for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only six passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Auburn didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lincoln Lutheran on Friday, but they still walked away with a 21-17 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Lincoln Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Auburn, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Lincoln Christian lost to Auburn at home by a decisive 40-26 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Lincoln Christian, Maverick Binder (who rushed for 243 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry) 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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