Basketball Game Preview: Caston Comets vs. South Bend St. Joseph Huskies

The Caston Comets will face off against the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Saturday, Caston needed a bit of extra time to put away Triton. They walked away with a 56-48 victory over the Trojans.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Caston to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madisyn Douglass, who posted 27 points along with five boards and four steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Douglass has scored at least a third of Caston's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Colvin, who had 14 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.

Caston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, South Bend St. Joseph made easy work of Knox back in December of 2024 and carried off a 57-35 win. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Redskins are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Caston better focus on containing Trinity Parker and Kayla Woods as the pair were huge in South Bend St. Joseph's win. Parker went 9 of 14 on her way to 20 points and three steals, while Woods put up nine points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Parker a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadie Schrock, who posted six points in addition to six boards and five assists.

South Bend St. Joseph has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Caston, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Caston has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 boards per game. However, it's not like South Bend St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.