Soccer Game Preview: Seffner Christian vs. Tampa Catholic

The Seffner Christian Crusaders and the Tampa Catholic Crusaders will compete for holiday cheer at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Seffner Christian is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Out-of-Door Academy on Tuesday. Seffner Christian fell 3-1 to Out-of-Door Academy. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 436th, while the Thunder are ranked 217th).

Meanwhile, Tampa Catholic fell victim to Land O' Lakes and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Gators, falling 3-0.

Tampa Catholic dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Seffner Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.

Seffner Christian might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Tampa Catholic in their previous matchup back in November of 2018. Can Seffner Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.