Mulberry was the 58-56 winner over Lake Wales when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Mulberry Panthers came up short against the Lake Wales Highlanders on Monday, falling 59-39. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 622nd, while the Highlanders are ranked 207th).
Among those leading the charge was Bradley Auguste, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Samauri Wilson, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Mulberry dropped their record down to 2-8 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Lake Wales, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Mulberry will take on Frostproof in a tournament on Thursday. Lake Wales will take on Bartow in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Bartow's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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