Mount Dora hasn't had much luck against East Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mount Dora Hurricanes will head out to take on the East Ridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Ridge is hoping to do what South Sumter couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Mount Dora's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Mount Dora's defense stepped up to hand South Sumter an 8-0 shutout. Given the Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Raiders are ranked 521st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Dora's offense was hitting South Sumter from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Gavin Medina led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, East Ridge made sure to put some goals up on the board against South Lake on Tuesday. They blew past the Eagles 5-2.
Mount Dora pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those five contests. As for East Ridge, they now have a winning record of 6-5-2.
Mount Dora might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from East Ridge when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Can Mount Dora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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