Soccer Game Preview: Crooms Academy vs. Lake Highland Prep

The Crooms Academy Panthers will face off against the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Crooms Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Crooms Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Umatilla. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly two goals.

They hit Umatilla with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Caleb Rodriguez Diaz (2), Devin Ejarque-Hinton, and Dunbar Khairi.

Meanwhile, for the first time since back in November of 2024, Lake Highland Prep was forced to settle for a draw on Friday. Neither they nor Horizon could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 3-3 draw.

Crooms Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. Lake Highland Prep's draw makes their record 6-4-2 this season.