The Mullen Mustangs will head out to take on the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Mullen took their contest with ease, bagging a 41-6 win over Rangeview. While fans of the Mustangs might be used to big wins, the 35-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Mullen's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Dante Dupuch, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and Koa Dietrich, who threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Mullen is 2-1 when Dupuch posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise. Mason Bonner was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge humbled Brighton with a 42-7 victory. With the SaberCats ahead 21-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Nick Kubat, who threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards on only eight carries. Those 86 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marcus Mozer, who gained 70 total yards and two touchdowns.
Fossil Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bode Furrow and Isaac Gilliland.
Fossil Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Mullen, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6.
Mullen suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Mullen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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