Seymour and Brownstown Central are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Seymour Owls will head out on the road to face off against the Brownstown Central Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Seymour will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Seymour's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Bedford North Lawrence on the road to the tune of 49-0. The Owls' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Seymour got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nicholas Wheeler out in front who rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Wheeler got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 58 yards. Jaylan Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 106 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Seymour's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Mason Nugent was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Seymour got some further help from Bradyn Riley: he picked up 1.5 sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Seymour was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Brownstown Central put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 41-3 win over North Harrison. The 41-point effort marked the Braves' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The victory snapped Seymour's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Brownstown Central, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Everything went Seymour's way against Brownstown Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Seymour made off with a 41-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seymour since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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