Mullen is 0-6 against Ralston Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mullen Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Ralston Valley Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Neither Mullen nor Ralston Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Mullen lost 28-7 to Castle View last Friday.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley faced Grandview in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Ralston Valley won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Grandview 10-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ralston Valley's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Matt Gates and Brody Schaefer who racked up four sacks between them.
Mullen's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ralston Valley, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mullen suffered a grim 40-14 defeat to Ralston Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Mullen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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