It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mullen can now relate to. They were beaten by the Wynot Blue Devils 64-13 on Friday. The Broncos were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than 31 points in the nine matchups prior), but the Blue Devils' defense proved too tough.
Although Mullen took the loss, they still got scores from Alex Werner and Cayden Hampton.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed seven in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Werner, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
Lane Heimes produced another solid effort rushing for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 43 receiving yards and one score for Wynot. Heimes got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards. Devin Brummer was another key player, rushing for 43 yards and one TD.
Mullen's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Wynot, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-1.
Mullen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Wynot, they will challenge Hitchcock County on Friday. The Falcons' defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so the Blue Devils' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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