Football Game Preview: Celebration Storm vs. St. Cloud Bulldogs

Celebration hasn't had much luck against St. Cloud recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Storm will challenge the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Celebration 3.1, St. Cloud 9) so any points scored will be well earned.

Celebration is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to West Orange for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-0 victory. Considering the Storm have won seven matches by more than 25 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Isabel Meadows produced another solid effort throwing for 227 yards and seven TDs while completing 77.8% of her passes, and also rushing for 31 yards. Celebration's leading receiver Nayeli Rivera was Meadows' top target yet again, picking up 76 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Nayeli Rivera

Points

04/08/25 vs West Orange	19
04/04/25 vs Windermere	12
04/02/25 vs Lake Nona	10
03/31/25 vs Horizon	6
03/13/25 vs Gateway	6
+ 5 more games

Celebration didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mya Richards and Rivera. Rivera continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and St. Cloud had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their defense stepped up to hand Osceola a 6-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Kowboys: they've now won seven in a row.

Celebration pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points over those games. As for St. Cloud, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.

Celebration couldn't quite get it done against St. Cloud when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 26-13. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.