The Mullen Mustangs will face off against the Grandview Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mullen is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Mullen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arapahoe, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Mullen was ranked 13th). Mullen won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Arapahoe 26-25. 26 seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Mullen's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged six passes before it was all said and done. Sofia Cooper and Sarah Garner were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece. Garner also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14. Mullen got some further help from Emily Anderson: she picked up five sacks and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grandview). They blew past Cherokee Trail 37-6 at home on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolves considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Mullen's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Grandview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
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