Softball Preview: Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs vs. Trinity Prep Saints
Mount Dora Christian Academy is 3-0 against Trinity Prep since February of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Trinity Prep Saints at 4:30 p.m. Mount Dora Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Mount Dora Christian Academy after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of The First Academy by a score of 5-4. Mount Dora Christian Academy has not had much luck with The First Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mount Dora Christian Academy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Hayden, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Shannon Bailey, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trinity Prep put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Altamonte Christian 15-0. The win was familiar territory for Trinity Prep who now have five in a row.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Trinity Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Mount Dora Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity Prep in their previous meeting on April 2nd, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Trinity Prep's Mckenna Hawley, who struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mount Dora Christian Academy still be able to contain Hawley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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