Baseball Preview: Foundation Academy Lions vs. Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs
Foundation Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Mount Dora Christian Academy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Foundation Academy Lions will take on the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Foundation Academy: 2.5, Mount Dora Christian Academy: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Foundation Academy's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Lake Highland Prep.
Foundation Academy's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Gibson, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora Christian Academy earned an 8-4 victory over Tampa Prep on Saturday.
Jordan Livingston made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Livingston has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Livingston was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kyle Warner and Easton Workman did most of the damage at the plate: Warner scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Workman went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Bryan Schutte, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Foundation Academy's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Foundation Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Mount Dora Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. Will Foundation Academy repeat their success, or does Mount Dora Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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