Volleyball Preview: Basha Bears vs. Perry Pumas
Basha hasn't had much luck against Perry recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Basha Bears will stay at home for another game and welcome the Perry Pumas at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Basha made easy work of South Mountain and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Perry faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Perry came out on top in a nail-biter against Queen Creek , sneaking past 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Pumas who have now won three matchups in a row.
Perry took Queen Creek into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-17, 28-26, 24-26, 18-25, 15-12.
Lily LaFlesch was a one-man wrecking crew for Perry as she had 28 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: LaFlesch now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Perry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.8.
Basha now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Perry, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Basha suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Perry when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Basha, Kate Wagner (who had eight digs and five aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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