Football Preview: Archer City Wildcats vs. Seymour Panthers
Archer City and Seymour are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Archer City Wildcats will challenge the Seymour Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,054 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Archer City strolled past Petrolia with points to spare, taking the game 35-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
It was another big night for Landon Smith, who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Smith is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 368 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Seymour made sure to put some points up on the board against Munday on Friday. Seymour took down Munday 38-20.
Brayden Loyd was his usual excellent self, throwing for 438 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per attempt. Brason Zeissel was Loyd's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Seymour's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Archer City, their record now sits at 6-3.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Smith and Loyd. Smith just won't slow down this season and has averaged 63.4 passing yards per game. Loyd has been a dominant force too and has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 264.9 passing yards per game.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Archer City and Seymour have no problem gaining yardage. Archer City has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 424 total yards per game. However, it's not like Seymour struggles in that department as they've been averaging 400.9. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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