Football Preview: Brownstown Central Braves vs. Seymour Owls
Brownstown Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Seymour Owls at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Last Friday, Brownstown Central really took it to North Harrison for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-3 win on the road. Fans of the Braves have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brownstown Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gregory Hutcheson, who rushed for 107 yards on only eight carries, and Micah J Sheffer, who rushed for 62 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave J Sheffer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brownstown Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seymour). They breezed by Bedford North Lawrence on the road to the tune of 49-0 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Owls as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Seymour's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nicholas Wheeler led the charge by rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Wheeler's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Wright, who threw for 169 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes.
Another reason for the win was Seymour's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Mason Nugent was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Seymour got some further help from Bradyn Riley: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Brownstown Central pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Seymour, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Brownstown Central suffered a grim 41-20 defeat to Seymour in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Brownstown Central, Bret Perry (who threw for 430 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes) 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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