Football Preview: Seffner Christian Crusaders vs. Northside Christian Mustangs
Seffner Christian and Northside Christian are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Seffner Christian Crusaders will stay at home for another week and welcome the Northside Christian Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seffner Christian is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing North Florida Educational Institute: they outscored them in every quarter. Seffner Christian put the hurt on North Florida Educational Institute with a sharp 30-6 win on Friday. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Wills West was a one-man wrecking crew for Seffner Christian as he rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, West is now averaging an impressive 105.3 rushing yards per game. Keion Moore was another key rusher, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Hudson by a score of 19-7.
Northside Christian found their leader in underclassman Chase Burrill, who threw for 436 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.1% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Gavin Richardson was Burrill's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Northside Christian's defense and their five sacks. Adrian Hilliard was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Seffner Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Northside Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Seffner Christian came up short against Northside Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Richardson, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Seffner Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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