Football Game Preview: Seffner Christian Crusaders vs. Carrollwood Day Patriots

Seffner Christian is 0-3 against Carrollwood Day since March of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Crusaders will host the Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Neither Seffner Christian nor Carrollwood Day posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

On Monday, Seffner Christian had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of Citrus. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 73rd).

Meanwhile, a win is a win, as they say, even a pretty close 12-6 victory over Tampa Catholic. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.

Carrollwood Day's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points on average over those games. As for Seffner Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-9.

Seffner Christian and Carrollwood Day were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, but Seffner Christian came up empty-handed after a 7-6 loss. Can the Crusaders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.