Casteel is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Salpointe Catholic is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Casteel Colts will take on the Salpointe Catholic Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average, (Casteel: 0.4, Salpointe Catholic: 0.5) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Casteel's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Coconino. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Salpointe Catholic faced Walden Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Salpointe Catholic had just enough and edged Walden Grove out 1-0. Give the Lancers' defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Salpointe Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those nine matchups. As for Casteel, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
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