The Mullen Mustangs will take on the Lutheran Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Mullen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Cherokee Trail, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Mullen was ranked 22nd). Mullen skirted past Cherokee Trail 2-1. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Lutheran kept a clean sheet against Discovery Canyon on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Thunder , sneaking past 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Mullen is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. As for Lutheran, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6-1.
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