Soccer Game Preview: Candlelight Christian Academy vs. Families Instructing Students HomeSchool

Flames

Goals

04/08/25 @ Winter Haven Christian	2
04/04/25 @ Faith Christian Academy	8
04/03/25 @ Florida College Academy	1
03/28/25 vs Central Baptist Christian	8
03/24/25 vs Families Instructing Students HomeSchool	1
+ 3 more games

The Candlelight Christian Academy Flames will head out to face off against the Families Instructing Students HomeSchool Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Candlelight Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.

Candlelight Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Winter Haven Christian, who was ranked 13th at the time (Candlelight Christian Academy was ranked eighth). The Flames narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Warriors 2-1. Lily Manzueta had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Candlelight Christian Academy.

Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Families Instructing Students HomeSchool made sure to put some goals up on the board against Florida College Academy on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over the Falcons. The result was nothing new for Families Instructing Students HomeSchool, who have now won five matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Candlelight Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four contests. As for Families Instructing Students HomeSchool, their record now sits at 8-0-2.

Candlelight Christian Academy couldn't quite get it done against Families Instructing Students HomeSchool when the teams last played back in March as they fell 3-1. Can the Flames avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.