The Casteel Colts will venture away from home to square off against the Skyline Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Casteel lost 67-42 to Perry on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Pumas are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Red Mountain on Tuesday and fell 76-64. The Coyotes have struggled against the Mountain Lions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Skyline's defeat dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Casteel, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Casteel was able to grind out a solid win over Skyline when the teams last played back in February of 2021, winning 57-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casteel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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