Hurricanes
| 04/07/25 vs Leesburg | 15-0 |
| 04/04/25 vs South Lake | 3-2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Eustis | 5-0 |
| 03/27/25 @ Ocoee | 7-0 |
| 03/25/25 @ Atlantic | 10-5 |
| + 5 more games |
Mount Dora waltzed into their matchup on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the Leesburg Yellow Jackets get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The contest marked the Hurricanes' most dominant win of the season.
Walker Bland looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mount Dora let Preston Rhodes and Noah Macinness run wild. Rhodes went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Macinness went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most hits Rhodes has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Brady Smith, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mount Dora kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leesburg only managed three hits.
Mount Dora's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Leesburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Mount Dora and Leesburg could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Hurricanes will square off against Bishop Moore at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (151 vs. 40). Meanwhile, Leesburg (ranked 495th) will meet Lake Minneola (ranked 112th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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