Football Preview: Seymour Owls vs. Brownstown Central Braves
Seymour and Brownstown Central are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Seymour Owls will venture away from home to take on the Brownstown Central Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seymour will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Seymour's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They blew past Bedford North Lawrence 49-0 on the road. The Owls' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Seymour got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicholas Wheeler out in front who rushed 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. Jaylan Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 106 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Seymour's defense and their four sacks. Mason Nugent was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. 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. Another thorn in Bedford North Lawrence's side was Bradyn Riley, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seymour was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brownstown Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by North Harrison on the road to the tune of 41-3. The 41-point effort marked the Braves' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
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.
The victory snapped Seymour's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Brownstown Central, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Seymour's way against Brownstown Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Seymour made off with a 41-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seymour since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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