The Mulberry Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Hardee Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mulberry's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Discovery 47-0 at home. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Hardee two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Avon Park out of the water with a 47-7 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 34 point advantage.
The victory for Mulberry keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Hardee, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Mulberry took a serious blow against Hardee in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 50-0. Thankfully for Mulberry, Ellis Hodges (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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