Ironwood is 6-0 against Casteel since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ironwood Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Casteel Colts at 8:00 p.m. Ironwood will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive.
Ironwood extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Higley. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 71-68 win over the Knights. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ironwood had a senior duo take command as Blake Carabio scored 21 points along with two steals and Noah Gifft scored 20 points. Gifft has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadden Jones, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Casteel faced Canyon View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Casteel walked away with a 67-60 victory over Canyon View on Wednesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Ironwood's win bumped their record up to 26-3. As for Casteel, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Ironwood beat Casteel 62-54 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Ironwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Casteel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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