Basketball Recap: Bryn Schooley's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Castlewood over Colman-Egan

If Castlewood was riding high fresh off their 65-29 takedown of Oldham-Ramona/R last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Castlewood Warriors received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 54-39 to the Colman-Egan C-E Hawks. The Warriors were not able to make up for their defeat to the C-E Hawks from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.

Castlewood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryn Schooley, who posted eight points and nine boards. Those nine rebounds gave Schooley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Kudrna, who scored nine points and six boards.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colman-Egan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brynlee Landis, who had 16 points and five rebounds. Landis' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Voelker, who went 7 for 17 on her way to 20 points.

Castlewood has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Colman-Egan, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.

Castlewood has already played their next matchup, a 54-18 victory against Iroquois/Lake Preston on the 30th. As for Colman-Egan, they will square off against DeSmet at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.