The Mullen Broncos are taking a road trip to face off against the Anselmo-Merna Coyotes on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mullen took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They secured a 47-43 W over Hyannis.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Anselmo-Merna). They came out on top against Overton by a score of 64-52 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Anselmo-Merna's win came from a few key players Mullen will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Dane Duryea, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 boards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 8.4 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Record, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points and seven rebounds.
Anselmo-Merna was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Anselmo-Merna's victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Mullen, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Mullen came up short against Anselmo-Merna in their previous matchup back in February, falling 47-37. Can Mullen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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