The Mullen Mustangs will take on the Falcon Falcons at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mullen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Battle Mountain, who was ranked 16th at the time (Mullen was ranked sixth). The Mustangs never let the Huskies get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Saturday. Mullen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Battle Mountain with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from JT Gerber (2), Alexander Escala, Porter Sturno, and Rocco Manerbino.
Meanwhile, Falcon and Elizabeth combined for 18 shots on goal last Monday, which explains the impressive six total goals scored. The Falcons were the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over the Cardinals. The win continues a trend for Falcon in their matchups with Elizabeth: they've now won six in a row.
Falcon's victory bumped their record up to 6-7-2. As for Mullen, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Mullen took their victory against Falcon in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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