Football Preview: Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs vs. Effingham Hearts
Mahomet-Seymour and Effingham are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Effingham Hearts at 7:00 p.m. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 816 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Mahomet-Seymour made easy work of Mt. Zion and carried off a 38-14 win. With the Bulldogs ahead 31-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lucas Dyer and Keller Stocks. Dyer had a great game and threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Stocks was balling out in the loss, rushing for 77 yards, while also throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Effingham and Taylorville were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Effingham suffered a 42-41 loss.
Even though they lost, Effingham was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Mahomet-Seymour's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Effingham, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Mahomet-Seymour has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 173.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Effingham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 274.5. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Mahomet-Seymour against Effingham when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mahomet-Seymour since the team 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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