Soccer Recap: Crooms Academy Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

It was a proper cat-fight when Crooms Academy took on Merritt Island Christian on Friday. The Crooms Academy Panthers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Merritt Island Christian Cougars. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.

Caleb Rodriguez Diaz and Deniz Istifli scored all three of Crooms Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/17/25 vs Merritt Island Christian	3-1
01/16/25 vs Lake Mary Prep	5-4
01/14/25 vs Altamonte Christian	7-0
01/07/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy	1-0
12/13/24 vs First Baptist Christian Academy	7-1

Crooms Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five contests. As for Merritt Island Christian, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season.

Crooms Academy didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 4-2 victory against Umatilla on the 22nd. As for Merritt Island Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Central Florida Christian Academy on the 24th.