With a playoff game on the line, Mullen rose to the challenge on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Skyview Wolverines. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolverines, too.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mullen was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-15.
Mullen was led to victory by Annie Oncheta and Braylee Shatley. Oncheta had nine digs and two aces, while Shatley had eight digs. That's the most aces Oncheta has posted since back in October.
Mullen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Mullen back to even at 12-12. As for Skyview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-11.
Mullen didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Thompson Valley on the 9th. Skyview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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