Mulberry lost against Hardee back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mulberry Panthers fell just short of the Hardee Wildcats by a score of 6-5. Mulberry has not had much luck with Hardee recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Lorianys Castanon Cruz was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. A'lejah Washington was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Mulberry kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Hardee's side, they got a big performance out of Yareli Duarte, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Silva, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Mulberry's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Hardee, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Mulberry will head out on the road to face off against DeSoto County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hardee, they will be playing at home against Lemon Bay at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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