The Mullen Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Arvada West Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mullen will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Last Wednesday, Mullen humbled Cherokee Trail with a 40-7 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
Steffi Thomas was a one-man wrecking crew for Mullen as she rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 136 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards. Chloe Pelster was another key player, rushing for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Mullen's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jzunie Jones and Maddie Walby, who racked up four sacks between them. Jones is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as she's now made five or more in the last seven games she's played.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mullen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Arvada West had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They strolled past the Rams with points to spare, taking the game 25-6.
Mullen's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Arvada West, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2.
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