The Mulberry Panthers will face off against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mulberry's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Discovery 47-0 at home. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
One reason for the win was Mulberry's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. Quinten Meyers led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. With that strong performance, Jaden Johnson is now averaging an impressive 6.2 total tackles per game. Mulberry got some further help from Tyler Davis: he made nine total tackles (9.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hardee over Avon Park in every quarter on their way to victory two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hardee blew Avon Park out of the water with a 47-7 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 34 point advantage.
The victory for Mulberry keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. As for Hardee, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Mulberry was taken down by Hardee 50-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Mulberry, Ellis Hodges (who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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