Leesburg is 2-8 against Mount Dora since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Leesburg Yellow Jackets will take on the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Monday, Leesburg didn't have quite enough to beat First Academy and fell 3-2. While the Yellow Jackets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 27-25 in the first period.
Leesburg started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-16, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Mount Dora suffered their biggest loss since August 26th on Thursday. They came up short against Lake Minneola, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Hurricanes seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Leesburg's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Mount Dora, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Leesburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mount Dora when the teams last played back in September. Can Leesburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
