On Tuesday, the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs faced the Casteel Colts in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sunrise Mountain narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Casteel 2-1. This was payback for Sunrise Mountain, who suffered a 1-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kale Howell and
Connor Halley, who scored both of Sunrise Mountain's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 24 so far this season.
Sunrise Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5-2 record this season. As for Casteel, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5.
Sunrise Mountain will head out on the road to square off against Ironwood at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sunrise Mountain's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Casteel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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