Fort Meade was the 68-52 winner over Mulberry when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Fort Meade Miners fell just short of the Mulberry Panthers by a score of 63-60 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Miners have lost by exactly three points.
Fort Meade lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Omari Russell, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Berrien, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Fort Meade's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mulberry, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Meade won't have much time to rest: their next match is against DeSoto County at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. DeSoto County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season. As for Mulberry, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Kathleen at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Mulberry is facing Kathleen at the right time seeing as Kathleen is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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