Mullen hasn't had much luck against Cherry Creek recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mullen Mustangs will challenge the Cherry Creek Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Mullen was beaten by Smoky Hill 78-45. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Buffaloes are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Cherry Creek came up short against Grandview on Friday and fell 78-66. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cherry Creek's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Mullen, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Things could have been worse for Mullen, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-59 loss to Cherry Creek in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cherry Creek's Jeremiah Hammond, who went 9-for-16 on his way to 23 points. Now that Mullen knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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