Basketball Preview: Mount Dora Hurricanes vs. East Ridge Knights
The Mount Dora Hurricanes will face off against the East Ridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Dora will be strutting in after a win while East Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
Mount Dora is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Orangewood Christian on Thursday as Mount Dora made off with a 71-48 victory.
Meanwhile, a win for East Ridge just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Legacy Charter, falling 85-50. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
East Ridge might have lost, but man, Joshua Joehill was a machine: he went 8 for 14 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds. That was a full 40% of East Ridge's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jordan Corman, who earned eight points plus ten rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, East Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
East Ridge dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount Dora, their victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Mount Dora skirted past East Ridge 48-46 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Will Mount Dora repeat their success, or does East Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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