Basketball Preview: Seffner Christian Crusaders vs. Frostproof Bulldogs
The Seffner Christian Crusaders will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Frostproof Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Seffner Christian is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-46, which was the final score in Seffner Christian's tilt against the Tigers on Tuesday. Seffner Christian has not had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Frostproof has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell just short of Lakeland Christian by a score of 51-48. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Frostproof has scored all season.
Sevastian Rosado put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 33 points along with five steals. That was a full 68.8% of Frostproof's points, marking the 12th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maurice Blakely, who scored seven points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Seffner Christian has not been sharp recently as the team's lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. As for Frostproof, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Everything came up roses for Seffner Christian against the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 93-62 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Rosado, who scored 34 points along with six assists and six steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Seffner Christian still be able to contain Rosado? There's only one way to find out.
