It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Dora Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Trinity Christian Academy Eagles as they made off with a 10-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.
Ethan Priest tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Mount Dora Christian Academy is 7-2 when Priest allows one or fewer earned runs, but 9-11 otherwise.
Britton Wise
| 04/15/25 vs Seven Rivers Christian | 3 |
| 03/11/25 vs Umatilla | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs Lyman | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Trinity Christian Academy | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Countryside Christian | 2 |
| + 15 more games |
On the hitting side, Mount Dora Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Britton Wise, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Wise has become a key player for the Bulldogs: the team is 10-3 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-10 otherwise. Alex Wise was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI.
Mount Dora Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are 11-2 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-13. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.2 runs. As for Trinity Christian Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 15-15 record.
Mount Dora Christian Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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