It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mullen can now relate to. They lost 44-20 to the Axtell Wildcats on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Broncos have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Mullen still got an impressive performance from Tate Kvanvig, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. Kvanvig also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss). Backing up that air attack was Alex Werner, who rushed for 80 yards.
Mullen wouldn't let Axtell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mullen can thank Kvanvig and Werner for forcing both of them.
It was another big night for Elijah Bergstrom, who rushed for 260 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry for Axtell. Bergstrom's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Mullen's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Axtell, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-4.
Mullen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Axtell, they will take on Sandhills/Thedford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Sandhills/Thedford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Axtell likes a good challenge.
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