The Casteel Colts will head out to square off against the Basha Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Casteel will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Casteel's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 2-0. Give the Colts' defense some credit: that's the team's eighth straight shutout.
Casteel used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Mountain View. Kira Phillips played for 80 minutes having averaged 43.2 this season and Tatum Gardner got 80 vs. an average of 51.1. Gardner made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal and one assist A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Basha got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They blew past Chandler 7-0 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won nine games by four goals or more so far this season.
Casteel's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four contests. As for Basha, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Casteel beat Basha 2-0 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casteel since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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