Football Preview: Mount Dora Hurricanes vs. Eustis Panthers
Mount Dora and Eustis are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Mount Dora Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Eustis Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Dora is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Mount Dora will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt Seabreeze on Friday. Mount Dora was the clear victor by a 42-17 margin over Seabreeze. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Sandcrabs are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tymir Gaines and Jake Sepe were among the main playmakers for Mount Dora as the former gained 211 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt.incredibly, Gaines got all that yardage with just one huge grab Tanner Waring was in the mix as well, providing Mount Dora with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Eustis was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 14-13 to Atlantic. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mount Dora's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Eustis, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Mount Dora was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of Eustis when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Dora, Troy Saladin (who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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