Basketball Recap: Mulberry Beats Bartow for Their 12th Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

01/30/25 @ Bartow	55-24
01/28/25 vs Lake Gibson	67-28
01/27/25 vs Excel Christian Academy	49-14
01/23/25 @ Four Corners	56-44
01/21/25 @ Hardee	52-29
+ 7 more games

Mulberry extended their winning streak to 12 games thanks to a huge performance from Lorianys Castanon Cruz. The Mulberry Panthers claimed a resounding 55-24 victory over the Bartow Yellow Jackets thanks in part to Castanon Cruz, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Mulberry's points.

Another player making a difference was Alanah Rau, who posted ten points and three steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points.

Mulberry pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Bartow, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mulberry Panthers face off against the Durant Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bartow, they will square off against Horizon on Thursday.