Football Preview: Petrolia Pirates vs. Seymour Panthers
The Petrolia Pirates will challenge the Seymour Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Petrolia will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played back in September but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed two weeks ago was a bit more commanding. They were dealt a 50-12 loss at the hands of Electra. The game marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Seymour duked it out withElectra on Friday. Seymour fell to Electra 32-28. Despite 228 more yards than the Tigers, the Panthers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Seymour got top-tier performance from Brayden Loyd, who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Loyd a new career-high in rushing yards. Brason Zeissel was Loyd's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Seymour was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 187.3.
This is the second loss in a row for Petrolia and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Seymour, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Petrolia was taken down by Seymour 52-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will Petrolia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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