Castle was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats 2-1. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
Jilly Higgins was the driving force of Castle's attack as she scored both of Castle's goals, bringing her season total up to 16 goals.
Castle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season. As for Evansville Mater Dei, the loss snapped their winning streak at 12 games and leaves them with a 13-2 record.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Castle will take on Evansville Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Evansville Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season. As for Evansville Mater Dei, they will face off against Heritage Hills at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Hills is coming into the match with six straight wins on the road, so Evansville Mater Dei will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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