With a playoff game on the line, East Central rose to the challenge on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Seymour Owls a 35-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Ryan Minges was his usual excellent self, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seymour only rushed for 76.
East Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Roy and Gavin Berting.
East Central is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.7 points per game. As for Seymour, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
East Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-0 win against Franklin Community on the 8th. Seymour does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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