Football Preview: Red Mountain Mountain Lions vs. Casteel Colts
The Red Mountain Mountain Lions will take on the Casteel Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Red Mountain: 6.3, Casteel: 12.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Casteel is hoping to do what Dobson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Red Mountain's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Red Mountain blew past Dobson 27-6. The Mountain Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Casteel faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Casteel took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Basha. The Colts have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Casteel's loss came about despite a quality game from Gianni Scott, who picked up nine receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards. The dominant performance gave Scott a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Casteel's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Basha's QB won't forget Reese Conrad anytime soon given she sacked her three times. Casteel got some further help from Mia Johnson: she made 12 total tackles.
Casteel's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Red Mountain, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-4.
Everything came up roses for Red Mountain against Casteel in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-7 victory. Will Red Mountain repeat their success, or does Casteel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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