Seffner Christian entered their contest against St. Petersburg Catholic on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Seffner Christian Crusaders took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons. The game marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wills West, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 58 yards. Another player making a difference was Mahki Cosby, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Kanon Vetter was nothing short of spectacular for St. Petersburg Catholic: he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Vetter a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Toni Rrgalla, who rushed for 87 yards.
The loss snapped Seffner Christian's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Seffner Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Cambridge Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Seffner Christian is facing Cambridge Christian at the right time seeing as Cambridge Christian is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will square off against Southwest Florida Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Petersburg Catholic: 12.8, Southwest Florida Christian: 7.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
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