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| 12/10/24 - Away | 35-37 L |
| 01/11/24 - Away | 25-32 L |
| 11/30/23 - Home | 54-46 W |
| 01/26/21 - Away | 59-16 W |
| 01/30/20 - Home | 59-8 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eustis is 8-2 against Mount Dora Christian Academy since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eustis Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eustis will bounce into Friday's contest after beating East Ridge, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Eustis put the hurt on East Ridge with a sharp 46-26 win on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora Christian Academy blew past Foundation Academy, posting a 51-18 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Lions are ranked 340th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's win came from a few key players Eustis will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Anastacia Purdy, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 14 points and five steals. She is becoming a predictor of Mount Dora Christian Academy's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Doan, who posted nine points and four steals.
Mount Dora Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Eustis, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Eustis couldn't quite finish off Mount Dora Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 37-35. Can Eustis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
