Mulberry suffered their biggest loss since May 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Ridge Community Bolts, falling 3-0. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bolts earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Mulberry was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Ridge Community work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Mateus Cusmanich paced Mulberry's offense, picking up nine kills. Cusmanich got some help from Jayden Williams and his 18 assists. Cusmanich also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Erick Osorio, racking up two apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Mulberry and nudges their season record down to 10-4. As for Ridge Community, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Mulberry will head out on the road to challenge Bartow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Panthers are facing the Yellow Jackets at the right time seeing as the Yellow Jackets are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Ridge Community, they will venture away from home to take on Winter Haven at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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