The Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mount Dora Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let Foundation Academy onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Mount Dora Christian Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Ethan Priest's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cael Reish, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Justin Earle, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakeland Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Orangewood Christian on Wednesday.
Not much got past Carson Martin, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Orangewood Christian off the board.
On the hitting side, Gavin Byrd was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Trey Bentley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8. As for Lakeland Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Mount Dora Christian Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lakeland Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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