The Auburn Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Syracuse Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Auburn's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fairbury 41-0 at home. Give the Bulldogs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Nixon Ligouri was his usual excellent self, rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Auburn was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 313 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Auburn didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brenton Wenzl and Ligouri.
Meanwhile, Syracuse waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Tigers on the road to the tune of 54-15. Considering the Rockets have won three matchups by more than 38 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Auburn's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Syracuse, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Auburn strolled past Syracuse in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 14-0. Does Auburn have another victory up their sleeve, or will Syracuse turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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