On Thursday, the Cherry Creek Bruins faced the Mullen Mustangs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Cherry Creek strolled past Mullen with points to spare, taking the game 59-41. The victory was familiar territory for Cherry Creek who now have three in a row.
Cherry Creek was led to victory by A'neya Chambers and Tianna Chambers. Chambers scored 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Chambers scored 22 points along with five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Chambers has scored at least a third of Cherry Creek's points. Braelynn Barnett was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Pelster, who scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Keaton Arangua-egbert, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Cherry Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Mullen, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Cherry Creek will square off against Cherokee Trail at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cherokee Trail is coming into the contest with ten straight wins on the road, so Cherry Creek is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Mullen, they will take on Grandview at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mullen is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.8 points per game this season.
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