Archer City had won two straight games and Landon Smith did his part to make it three on Friday. The Archer City Wildcats walked away with a 38-30 victory over the Seymour Panthers thanks in part to Smith, who rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Smith was just one part of a punishing run game: Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Archer City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Johnathan Clay was especially locked on to Seymour's QB and sacked him twice. Clay has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Another thorn in Seymour's side was Noah Cornell, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Seymour lost, don't look at Brayden Loyd. Despite the final result, he threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. Tyler Whitfield was in the mix too, providing Seymour with two touchdowns.
Archer City's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Seymour, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Archer City will venture away from home to square off against Shamrock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Archer City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Shamrock likes a good challenge. Seymour does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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