The Crooms Academy Panthers will square off against the Umatilla Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Crooms Academy has three straight victories, Umatilla has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
It was a proper cat-fight when Crooms Academy took on Merritt Island Christian on Friday. Crooms Academy walked away with a 3-1 win over Merritt Island Christian. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Caleb Rodriguez Diaz and Deniz Istifli scored all three of Crooms Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Umatilla's offense. They lost 4-0 to Atlantic on Friday.
Crooms Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five games. As for Umatilla, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15-1.
Crooms Academy came up short against Umatilla in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 2-0. Can Crooms Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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