Soccer Game Preview: Crooms Academy vs. Lake Mary Prep

The Crooms Academy Panthers will face off against the Lake Mary Prep Griffins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Crooms Academy's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Lake Mary Prep has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.

Crooms Academy headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for four straight, but Altamonte Christian let them put that streak behind them. Crooms Academy never let Altamonte Christian onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Tuesday. That seven goal margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.

Their offense was hitting Altamonte Christian from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.

Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Lake Mary Prep was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They came up short against The First Academy, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Royals are ranked 163rd).

Lake Mary Prep's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Crooms Academy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-10.