The Dunnellon Tigers will face off against the Mount Dora Christian Academy Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Dunnellon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.1 points per game this season.
Dunnellon took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They slipped by Trinity Catholic 42-41. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Dunnellon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eli Nelson, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Simpson, who posted nine points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mount Dora Christian Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 76-67 to Greater Atlanta Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Dunnellon will need focus on slowing down Ethan Priest, one of several Mount Dora Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 of 16 en route to 25 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Priest a new career-high in points. Landon Marenco was another key player, going 9 for 20 on his way to 22 points.
Mount Dora Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Dunnellon, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Dunnellon has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mount Dora Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Dunnellon suffered a grim 80-54 defeat to Mount Dora Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2021. Can Dunnellon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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