The Arvada West Wildcats will take on the Mullen Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Arvada West is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Arvada West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Green Mountain, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Arvada West was ranked second). Arvada West strolled past Green Mountain with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 25-6.
Meanwhile, Mullen was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Cherokee Trail 40-7 at home. Considering the Mustangs have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
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. Another player making a difference was Chloe Pelster, who rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mullen's defense and their 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.
Arvada West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Mullen, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
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