Mount Dora Christian Academy hasn't had much luck against Eustis recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the Eustis Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Mount Dora Christian Academy blew past Foundation Academy, posting a 51-18 win. While fans of the Bulldogs might be used to big wins, the 33-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount Dora Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anastacia Purdy, who went 5 of 12 on her way to 14 points and five steals. Purdy is becoming a predictor of Mount Dora Christian Academy's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Doan, who posted nine points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Eustis entered their tilt with East Ridge on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 46-26 victory. The Panthers pushed the score to 42-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Mount Dora Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Eustis, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Mount Dora Christian Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Eustis in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 37-35. Will Mount Dora Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Eustis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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