The Perry Pumas are taking a road trip to square off against the Casteel Colts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Perry comes in on four and Casteel on 15.
Perry is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Highland 2-1. Two seems to be a good number for the Pumas as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
JoJo Brass and Saydie Herbert scored both of Perry's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 24 goals.
Meanwhile, Casteel faced Notre Dame Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Casteel put the hurt on Notre Dame Prep with a sharp 4-0 victory. Considering the Colts have won ten matchups by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Casteel used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Notre Dame Prep. Brooklynn Mead played for 74 minutes having averaged 48.6 this season and Tatum Gardner got 80 vs. an average of 54.6. Gardner made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Perry pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those eight games. As for Casteel, their victory bumped their record up to 22-1.
Perry came up short against Casteel in their previous meeting back in January, falling 2-0. Can Perry avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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