This season hasn't been kind to the Crooms Academy Panthers, who are still winless after their fifth matchup. They were beaten by Mount Dora 50-12 on Monday. Crooms Academy was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mount Dora apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2016.
Despite the loss, Crooms Academy had strong showings from Erin Hassaballah, who scored six points, and Zoe Fulgencio, who scored six points. Fulgencio scored a full 50% of Crooms Academy's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Crooms Academy's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-5. As for Mount Dora, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crooms Academy will challenge Legacy Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mount Dora, they will head out on the road to face off against Winter Park at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winter Park will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
