It's playoff time, and Out-of-Door Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Bradenton Christian Panthers on Thursday. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Panthers are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Josey Rubinstein and Quinn Duffy scored all three of Out-of-Door Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Out-of-Door Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 48 goals over those 13 matches. As for Bradenton Christian, they moved to 4-13-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Out-of-Door Academy will take on Saint Stephen's Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint Stephen's Episcopal will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each game than the last. Bradenton Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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