Basketball Game Preview: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. Mullen Mustangs

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Previous Games

02/15/24 - Home	59-41 W
01/19/24 - Home	52-42 W
01/20/23 - Away	55-49 W
01/07/22 - Away	43-34 W
02/22/21 - Home	36-44 L
+ 5 more games

Cherry Creek has gone 8-2 against Mullen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Cherry Creek Bruins will challenge the Mullen Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. Cherry Creek is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.

Cherry Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherokee Trail, who was ranked tenth at the time (Cherry Creek was ranked seventh). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Cherry Creek made off with a 49-48 win over Cherokee Trail.

Meanwhile, Mullen took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-12 victory over Smoky Hill. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Cherry Creek is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Mullen, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.

Cherry Creek strolled past Mullen in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 59-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cherry Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.