Mullen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Cherry Creek Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mullen's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
Mullen pushed their score all the way to 59 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 67-59 to Overland.
Despite the loss, Mullen had strong showings from Mason Bonner, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jordan Leslie, who scored 13 points along with nine assists and eight rebounds. Leslie is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Anderson Brendle, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Cherry Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Arapahoe on Wednesday, taking the game 56-44.
Mullen's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Cherry Creek, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Mullen didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cherry Creek in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 74-69 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mullen since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
