After both having extra time off, the Casteel Colts and the Mojave Rattlers will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Casteel will be strutting in after a victory while Mojave will be coming in after a defeat.
Casteel saw some tournament action last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Sheldon 50-48. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 49th in Arizona, while the Huskies are ranked 167th in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mojave has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 90-77 to Sierra Vista last Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Rattlers still had to take the loss.
Casteel will have to keep a close watch on C.J. Shaw and Zacarrion Jackson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Mojave's prior game. Shaw went 10 for 19 on his way to 30 points in addition to seven assists and three steals, while Jackson shot 4-for-5 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Shaw's afternoon made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
The victory made it two in a row for Casteel and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for Mojave, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
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