The Northside Christian Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Northside Christian nor St. Petersburg Catholic posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Northside Christian is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Clearwater Central Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northside Christian took a blow against Clearwater Central Catholic, falling 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 336th, while the Marauders are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for St. Petersburg Catholic's offense. They were dealt a 27-0 loss at the hands of Mulberry on Friday. The Barons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Petersburg Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Bradbury and Andres Morales. Bradbury also made four total tackles, which is notable because St. Petersburg Catholic is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise.
Northside Christian's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-3. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Northside Christian took their win against St. Petersburg Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 37-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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