Seymour and Archer City are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Seymour Panthers will square off against the Archer City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,054 yards in their previous games.
Seymour will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points back in October, then bounced right back against Munday on Friday. Seymour strolled past Munday with points to spare, taking the game 38-20.
Brayden Loyd was his usual excellent self, throwing for 438 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per attempt. Brason Zeissel was Loyd's top target, picking up 133 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Seymour was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 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 five matchups they've averaged 170.6.
Meanwhile, Archer City didn't have too much trouble with Petrolia on Friday as they won 35-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Landon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Smith is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
Seymour's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Archer City, their record is now 6-3.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Loyd and Smith. Loyd just won't slow down this season and has thrown 22 touchdowns while averaging 264.9 passing yards per game. Smith has been a dominant force too and has averaged 63.4 passing yards per game.
We should be in store for an exciting game as Seymour and Archer City have no problem gaining yardage. Seymour has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 400.9 total yards per game. However, it's not like Archer City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 424. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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