Basketball Preview: BASIS Phoenix Firebirds vs. BASIS Flagstaff Yetis
The BASIS Phoenix Firebirds are taking a road trip to face off against the BASIS Flagstaff Yetis at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. BASIS Phoenix will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
BASIS Phoenix is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Santa Cruz Valley on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. BASIS Phoenix lost 66-44 to Santa Cruz Valley.
Meanwhile, BASIS Flagstaff really took it to Ash Fork for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-23 win. The Yetis pushed the score to 48-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Lincoln Bradford had an outrageously good game as he went 9 for 13 en route to 24 points plus eight steals and five rebounds. Daniel Quiroz was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
BASIS Phoenix's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for BASIS Flagstaff, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
BASIS Phoenix might still be hurting after the 47-27 defeat they got from BASIS Flagstaff in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for BASIS Phoenix, Jack Engelthaler (who dropped a triple-double on 26 points, ten rebounds, and 12 steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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