After flying high against Tampa Bay Tech last Thursday, Durant came back down to earth. The matchup between the Durant Cougars and the Mulberry Panthers didn't end well, with the Durant Cougars falling 47-32. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Panthers are ranked 108th).
| 02/01/25 vs Mulberry | 2 |
| 01/30/25 vs Tampa Bay Tech | 3 |
| 01/28/25 vs Plant | 6 |
| 01/24/25 @ Gaither | 3 |
| 01/22/25 vs Strawberry Crest | 8 |
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kassie Longanecker, who posted 12 points and five boards. Longanecker has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Brinkley Marsh was another key player, putting up six points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Durant smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mulberry only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Lorianys Castanon Cruz was her usual excellent self, going 7 for 17 en route to 26 points along with seven steals and six boards for Mulberry. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Castanon Cruz has scored at least a third of Mulberry's points. Another player making a difference was Alanah Rau, who earned eight points.
Durant's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Mulberry, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Durant has already played their next game (against Strawberry Crest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mulberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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