On Saturday, the Mullen Mustangs faced the Grandview Wolves in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Mullen took a hard 47-33 fall against Grandview. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Mullen has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Mullen saw an underclassman step up: Makenzie Jones scored 12 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Schwertner, who scored seven points along with two blocks.
Sienna Betts continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Grandview, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Betts has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 18 times she's played. Ava Chang was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six rebounds.
Mullen's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Grandview, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Mullen will be playing at home against Monarch at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mullen focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday. Grandview is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Chatfield at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Grandview focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
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