It was a proper cat-fight when North Port faced off against Mulberry on Friday. The North Port Bobcats lost 34-9 to the Mulberry Panthers. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Traveon Hymes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Mulberry. Hymes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Collis Rhodes did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 94 receiving yards.
North Port now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Mulberry, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Port will head out to take on Lemon Bay at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Port is facing Lemon Bay at the right time seeing as Lemon Bay is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mulberry, they will venture away from home to face off against Lake Region at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mulberry's defense has only allowed 7.2 points per game this season, so Lake Region's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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