The Mulberry Panthers will face off against the Lake Region Thunder 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.
Mulberry took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on North Port with a sharp 34-9 win. Considering the Panthers have won six contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Traveon Hymes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Lloyd Knight got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lake Region was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Jones at home and fell 77-0. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 506th, while the Fightin' Tigers are ranked 20th).
Mulberry's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lake Region, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Mulberry skirted past Lake Region 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Will Mulberry repeat their success, or does Lake Region have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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