Baseball Game Preview: Mount Dora Hurricanes vs. Atlantic Sharks

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Previous 4 Games

03/25/25 - Away	10-5 W
04/29/24 - Home	8-0 W
04/08/24 - Away	12-0 W
03/17/23 - Home	12-2 W

Mount Dora has gone a perfect 4-0 against Atlantic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hurricanes will welcome the Sharks at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mount Dora 3.7, Atlantic 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Mount Dora is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Moore just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 14-3 to the Hornets. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Hurricanes, who until this matchup were averaging 3.7 runs allowed.

Mount Dora saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Macinness, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Meanwhile, Atlantic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of University. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Sharks have suffered against the Titans since March 2, 2021.

Jayden Lombardi was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

In other batting news, Cameron Mcarthur made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.

Atlantic's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Mount Dora, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.

Mount Dora was able to grind out a solid win over Atlantic in their previous meeting back in March, winning 10-5. Do the Hurricanes have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sharks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.