The Indian River Charter Wolves will take on the Master's Academy Patriots in a holiday battle at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Indian River Charter's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Friday just wasn't the day for Indian River Charter's offense. They came up short against Somerset College Prep Academy on Friday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Indian River Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 517th, while Somerset College Prep Academy are ranked 235th).
Meanwhile, Master's Academy kept a clean sheet against St. Edward's on Thursday. They beat the Pirates by a goal, winning 1-0. Master's Academy wouldn't have won without Ellamae Crooks, who scored the game-winner.
Master's Academy was without their leading scorer, Teagan Borcheller, in Thursday's matchup. With Borcheller sidelined, the Patriots had to make some changes to the lineup. Annie Manzi played for 80 minutes having averaged 43.2 this season and Crooks got 52 vs. an average of 29.1. Crooks made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and one steal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory made it two in a row for Master's Academy and bumps their season record up to 10-3-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored nine goals over those two matches. As for Indian River Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Indian River Charter suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Master's Academy when the teams last played back in November. Will Wolves have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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