Soccer Recap: Casteel Wins High-Profile Game Against Basha

On Monday, Casteel faced Basha in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Casteel Colts narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Basha Bears 2-1. The Colts' winning goal came courtesy of Tatum Gardner.

Colts

Previous 5 Games (Away)

02/03/25 @ Basha	2-1
01/24/25 @ Maryvale	10-0
01/17/25 @ Notre Dame Prep	1-0
01/15/25 @ Chandler	6-0
01/08/25 @ Higley	6-0

Casteel's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for Basha, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-5-1.

Casteel will square off against Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Casteel's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Hamilton's offense will have their work cut out for them. Basha does not have any more games scheduled as of now.