The Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs and the Lyman Greyhounds will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Mount Dora Christian Academy came up short against Master's Academy on Tuesday, falling 13-3. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ethan Priest was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Mount Dora Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Britton Wise, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Wise also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Lyman was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oviedo.
Teagan Williams was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one).
Lyman's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Mount Dora Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Mount Dora Christian Academy took their victory against Lyman in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 17-11. Will Mount Dora Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Lyman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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