Two dominant backs in Toni Rrgalla and Traveon Hymes are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The St. Petersburg Catholic Barons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mulberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (St. Petersburg Catholic: 14.2, Mulberry: 5.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mulberry is facing St. Petersburg Catholic at the wrong time: St. Petersburg Catholic suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (21-14), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Meanwhile, Mulberry put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Hardee onto the board and left with a 24-0 win. Considering the Panthers have won four matches by more than 21 points this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Hymes, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Mulberry's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brian Mapp, Terrance Hill, and Jaquan Turner picked up one apiece. Mapp is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Mulberry got some further help from Tayron Grant: he picked up two sacks and made 17 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
St. Petersburg Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Mulberry, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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