Mulberry is 2-8 against Avon Park since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mulberry Panthers are on the road again to play the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Mulberry didn't have quite enough to beat Oasis Christian and fell 3-2.
Mulberry took Oasis Christian into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-23, 17-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Avon Park waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Dragons.
Avon Park was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-99), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 16-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Mulberry's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Avon Park, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Mulberry might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Avon Park in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Mulberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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