Baseball Recap: Mount Dora Christian Academy Triumphs

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Dora Christian Academy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the First Academy Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Ethan Priest

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/17/25 vs First Academy	10
04/10/25 @ Umatilla	9
03/11/25 vs Umatilla	9
03/26/24 @ Master's Academy	9
03/17/25 vs Martin County	8

Ethan Priest tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayden Wise, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Mount Dora Christian Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three RBI, but 10-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Calton, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Mount Dora Christian Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They are 8-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win got Mount Dora Christian Academy back to even at 13-13. As for First Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.

Mount Dora Christian Academy and First Academy are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Bulldogs will host Countryside Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Minutemen have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something Mount Dora Christian Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for First Academy, they will take on Orangewood Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Rams' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.