On Wednesday, Mullen faced Arvada West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mullen Mustangs took a blow against the Arvada West Wildcats, falling 42-14.
Mullen lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Steffi Thomas, who threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of her passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. Mary Jane Archibald also helped out with an impressive 103 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Mullen's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Sarah Garner was the leader with two.
Mullen's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Arvada West, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-2.
As of now, neither Mullen nor Arvada West have any future games scheduled.
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