Basketball Game Preview: Casteel Colts vs. Hamilton Huskies

The Casteel Colts will face off against the Hamilton Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Wednesday, Casteel didn't have quite enough to beat Basha and fell 68-65. The Colts have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, Hamilton faced Desert Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Hamilton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Desert Vista. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Thunder: they've now lost three in a row.

Casteel's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 12-9.

Casteel lost to Hamilton at home by a decisive 57-39 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hamilton's Taylor Sipfle, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Casteel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.