Football Preview: Mulberry Panthers vs. Hardee Wildcats
The Mulberry Panthers will square off against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mulberry's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 47-0 victory over Discovery. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mulberry's defense and their eight sacks. Quinten Meyers led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, Jaden Johnson is now averaging an impressive 6.2 total tackles per game. Tyler Davis was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (9.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hardee's strategy against Avon Park two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hardee blew Avon Park out of the water with a 47-7 final score. The Wildcats pushed the score to 41-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Red Devils had no chance of recovering from.
The win for Mulberry keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Hardee, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Mulberry was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Hardee in their previous meeting back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Mulberry, Ellis Hodges (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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