Casteel was the 35-28 winner over Queen Creek when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Casteel Colts and the Queen Creek Bulldogs were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Casteel Colts suffered a 39-38 defeat. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Colts still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Casteel still got an impressive performance from Paul Palmer, who threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. That's the most rushing yards Palmer has posted since back in October of 2023. Casteel also got a significant boost from Isaiah Linyear, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 82 yards.
Tait Reynolds went supernova for Queen Creek, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 210 yards and a touchdown. Reynolds' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Lucas George was another key player, gaining 124 total yards and three touchdowns.
Casteel's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Queen Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Casteel will challenge Mountain Pointe at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Queen Creek, they will take on Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 899 yards in their previous games.
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