On Saturday, Casteel faced Mountain Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Casteel Colts came out on top against the Mountain Ridge Mountain Lions by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Colts also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Stratton Evans paced Casteel's offense, picking up eight kills. Evans got some help from Layton Bluth and his 13 assists. Evans also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Nathan Lind, racking up two apiece.
Casteel is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Mountain Ridge moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Casteel didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 defeat against Perry on the 8th. As for Mountain Ridge, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Sunnyslope at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. This will be Mountain Ridge's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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