Football Preview: Mulberry Panthers vs. North Port Bobcats
Mulberry has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the North Port Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. Mulberry's defense has only allowed seven points per game this season, so North Port's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mulberry is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Frostproof just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 22-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Mulberry might have lost, but man, Traveon Hymes was a machine: he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns.
Mulberry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cedric Townsend and Terrance Hill. Hill also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Another thorn in Frostproof's side was Jaquan Turner, who forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, North Port didn't have quite enough to beat Hardee on Friday and fell 16-14. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mulberry fell to 6-1. As for North Port, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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