Football Game Preview: Tampa Catholic Crusaders vs. Seffner Christian Crusaders

Tampa Catholic is a perfect 3-0 against Seffner Christian since March of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Tampa Catholic will challenge Seffner Christian at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

Tampa Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bell Creek Academy, sneaking past 14-12. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Panthers are ranked 285th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The critical scores for Tampa Catholic came from Izzy Rein and Audrey Kopp.

Samantha Dobson

Interceptions

04/15/25 vs Bell Creek Academy	1
04/08/25 @ Booker	1
04/04/25 vs Keswick Christian	1
04/02/25 vs Steinbrenner	1
03/31/25 @ Carrollwood Day	1
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Tampa Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Taylor Gardner, Rein, and Samantha Dobson picked up one apiece. Dobson is becoming a predictor of Tampa Catholic's success: when she posts at least one interception the team is 10-3 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).

Meanwhile, while Seffner Christian put up some points on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Winthrop College Prep Academy. The Crusaders secured a 6-0 W over the Spartans.

Tampa Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Seffner Christian, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.

Everything came up roses for Tampa Catholic against Seffner Christian in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 48-0 victory. Will Tampa Catholic repeat their success, or does Seffner Christian has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.