Football Preview: Southwest Florida Christian King's vs. St. Petersburg Catholic Barons
The Southwest Florida Christian King will take on the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Florida Christian's defense has only allowed 7.4 points per game this season, so St. Petersburg Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Southwest Florida Christian will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 64-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Oasis by a score of 24-21. The King's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for St. Petersburg Catholic, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Seffner Christian by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
Kanon Vetter had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Toni Rrgalla handled things on the ground, rushing for 87 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Petersburg Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seffner Christian only rushed for 26.
St. Petersburg Catholic wouldn't let Seffner Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Zareaon Capehart was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Having lost for the first time this season, Southwest Florida Christian fell to 4-1. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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