Volleyball Preview: Casteel Colts vs. Chandler Wolves
Casteel has been on the road for ten straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Chandler Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Casteel will be strutting in after a victory while Chandler will be coming in after a loss.
Casteel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Casteel was ranked eighth). Casteel came out on top against Centennial by a score of 3-1 on Monday.
Casteel had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-15.
Casteel can attribute much of their success to Daycee Pierce, who had five aces and four digs, and Fara Bronson, who had 12 digs, two kills, and two kills. What's more, Bronson also racked up two aces, the mostshe's had in her last ten contests.
Casteel kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Chandler was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Arizona College Prep.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Arizona College Prep scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-17.
Casteel is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Chandler, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Casteel came out on top in a nail-biter against Chandler in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Does Casteel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chandler turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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