Baseball Recap: Mulberry Extends Winning Streak to Five

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

03/29/25 vs Gateway Charter	6-2
03/25/25 @ Lake Wales	6-2
03/21/25 @ IMG Academy Gray	6-0
03/19/25 vs Winter Haven	1-0
03/18/25 @ Inspiration Academy	5-4

Mulberry won against Lake Wales last Tuesday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Mulberry beat the Gateway Charter Griffins by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups in a row.

Mulberry got a great performance from Jaden Sweeney as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Sweeney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Thielen, who scored a run and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those six stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Cline, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Mulberry's record now sits at 15-5. As for Gateway Charter, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Mulberry will look to defend their home field on Monday against Victory Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Mulberry's pitchers better be ready for this one: Victory Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Gateway Charter, they will head out to square off against Oasis at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The game will give Gateway Charter their first taste of in-conference action this season.