The Carver Montgomery Wolverines will face off against the Auburn Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Carver Montgomery is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Central, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Carver Montgomery was ranked 15th). Carver Montgomery took a 31-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central. The Wolverines have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anthony Rogers, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Berry, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Auburn put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 70-6 win over Smiths Station. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 31 points or more this season.
Jackson Kilgore and Omar Mabson were among the main playmakers for Auburn as the former threw for 193 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes and the latter gained 154 total yards and two touchdowns. Kilgore is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Auburn's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Caleb Pitts.
Carver Montgomery's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2. As for Auburn, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Carver Montgomery was taken down by Auburn 27-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. Will Carver Montgomery have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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