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 head out to challenge 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 game than the last.
Seymour's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Bedford North Lawrence 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'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 got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Jaylan Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 106 receiving yards.
Seymour's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Bedford North Lawrence's QB won't forget Mason Nugent anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Nugent 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 blew past North Harrison 41-3 on the road. The 41-point effort marked the Braves' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Gregory Hutcheson and Micah J Sheffer were among the main playmakers for Brownstown Central as the former rushed for 107 yards on only eight carries and the latter 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, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
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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