The Mullen Mustangs will head out to challenge the Legacy Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mullen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 40-14 margin over Vista PEAK Prep on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bison are ranked 70th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dante Dupuch
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Dante Dupuch had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He has become a key player for Mullen: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Another big playmaker for the Mustangs was Kevin Lewis, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Mullen didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Vista PEAK Prep to a completion percentage of just 43.5%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Kingston Salazar-Mangrum, Mason Bonner, Koa Dietrich, and Lewis, who each logged one passes deflected. Mullen wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 57.9%.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Legacy and Fossil Ridge meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Lightning came out on top against the SaberCats by a score of 24-14.
A big part of Legacy's win came down to the chemistry between Andrew Gardner and his top target Peyton Studebaker. Gardner threw for 202 yards and one TD while Studebaker picked up 118 receiving yards and one score. That's the most receiving yards Studebaker has posted since back in September of 2024.
The victory got Legacy back to even at 3-3. As for Mullen, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4.
Mullen barely slipped by Legacy when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 28-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Lightning's Tyler Anderson, who rushed for 44 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Mustangs to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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