After each having a week off, the Seymour Owls and the East Central Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Seymour is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Bloomington South last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Seymour took a blow against Bloomington South, falling 42-6. The loss continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Jaylan Johnson put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, East Central's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Roncalli. The game marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Seymour now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East Central, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Seymour took a serious blow against East Central in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, falling 52-8. Can Seymour avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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