After losing to the Rocky Mountain Lobos the last time they met, the Mullen Mustangs decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Mullen walked away with a 67-54 win over Rocky Mountain on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Mullen.
Leading Mullen to victory were Makenzie Jones and Allison Schwertner. Jones scored 19 points along with six rebounds, while Schwertner scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ryker Thomas, who scored eight points.
Despite the loss, Rocky Mountain had strong showings from Sara Chicco, who scored 21 points, and Kenna Wagner, who scored 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds. That's the first time this season that Wagner scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Meela Delap, who scored six points.
Mullen's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 9-4. As for Rocky Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mullen will take on Overland at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Overland knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Mullen likes a good challenge. As for Rocky Mountain, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Monarch at 6:30 p.m. Monarch will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Rocky Mountain is ranked 28th).
