Erie and Mullen pushed the score to 48-13 the last time they played Mullen, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Tigers took an 18-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Jack Arnold threw for 98 yards and one TD. Tommy Thiesen was his top target, picking up 65 receiving yards. On the ground, Braylon Toliver rushed for 113 yards.
Cole Parsons went supernova For Mullen., throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns. Parsons is becoming a predictor of the Mustangs' success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nick Marcoux, who picked up 67 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Erie's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Mullen, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Erie will challenge rival Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mullen is set to take on their familiar foe Horizon at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (the Mustangs have three straight wins, the Hawks have four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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