A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats dukes it out withthe Mulberry Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
North Port will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 56-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Hardee by a score of 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.
Meanwhile, Mulberry's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Friday. They fell to Frostproof 22-16. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Mulberry got top-tier performance from Traveon Hymes, who 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. Townsend is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Mulberry got some further help from Jaquan Turner: he forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles.
North Port's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Mulberry, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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