Tavares won the last time they faced Mount Dora and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Tavares Bulldogs walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Mount Dora Hurricanes. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Emersyn Lee
| 03/04/25 vs Mount Dora | 15 |
| 03/05/24 @ Mount Dora | 13 |
| 02/25/25 vs Citrus | 8 |
| 02/28/24 vs The Villages Charter | 8 |
| 02/22/24 vs Lake Minneola | 8 |
Emersyn Lee made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tavares got a big performance out of Blakely Kite, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That hit was Kite's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Addison Schwartz, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Tavares kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Dora only managed two hits.
The win made it two in a row for Tavares and bumps their season record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Dora, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tavares will head out to take on Wekiva at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mount Dora, they will venture away from home to face off against Foundation Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Foundation Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Mount Dora surely won't give up without a fight.
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