Softball Recap: Mount Dora extends home winning streak to three

By Team Reports Apr 25, 2024, 5:07pm

Softball Recap: Mount Dora Hurricanes vs. Windermere Prep Lakers

In what's become a running theme this season, Mount Dora gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Windermere Prep Lakers a 15-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mount Dora considering their one-run performance the game before.

Kaleigh Casey was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Casey was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Aspen Thompson was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Peyton Kolva, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.

Mount Dora pushed their record up to 10-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Windermere Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.

Mount Dora will look to defend their home field on Friday against Crescent City at 6:00 p.m. Mount Dora is facing Crescent City at the right time seeing as Crescent City is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Windermere Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Umatilla at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

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