Football Game Preview: Sickles Gryphons vs. Tampa Catholic Crusaders

The Sickles Gryphons will head out to take on the Tampa Catholic Crusaders at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday. Sickles is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

On Monday, Sickles didn't have too much trouble with Chamberlain as they won 20-6.

Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 7-6 to Belleview. Despite 90 more yards than the Rattlers, the Crusaders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Sickles will have to contain Ava Kopp as she made an impact in Tampa Catholic's last game. She threw for 182 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 58 yards. That's the most rushing yards Kopp has posted since back in March of 2024.

Having lost for the first time this season, Tampa Catholic fell to 3-1. As for Sickles, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Sickles came up short against Tampa Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 18-7. Can Sickles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.