Umatilla hasn't had much luck against Mount Dora recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Umatilla Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mount Dora Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m.
Umatilla is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mount Dora on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 4-2. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
For Mount Dora's part, Jacob James spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts James has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Mount Dora's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan McLain, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI McLain has posted since back in April of 2024.
Mount Dora pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Umatilla, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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