It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Seymour can now relate to. They were beaten by the East Central Trojans 35-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Trojans are ranked 30th).
Seymour wouldn't let East Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Seymour can thank Noah Broghton and Aaron Holt for forcing both of them. Broghton is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
East Central found their leader in sophomore Ryan Minges, who rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Minges' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This is the second loss in a row for Seymour and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for East Central, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Seymour does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 21-0 victory against Franklin Community on the 8th.
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