Football Preview: Northside Christian Mustangs vs. Indian Rocks Christian Eagles
Northside Christian has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Indian Rocks Christian Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Northside Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Clearwater Central Catholic last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northside Christian was outmatched by Clearwater Central Catholic on the road and fell 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Marauders are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Indian Rocks Christian came up short against Neumann last Friday and fell 17-7. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Indian Rocks Christian might have lost, but man, Anderson Dumm was a machine: he rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Northside Christian dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Indian Rocks Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Northside Christian barely slipped by Indian Rocks Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 22-21. Will Northside Christian repeat their success, or does Indian Rocks Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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