Basketball Game Preview: Basha Bears vs. Deer Valley Skyhawks

The Basha Bears will take on the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Basha is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 82-58 margin over ALA - Gilbert North. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Deer Valley had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.4 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They took down the Cougars 69-55.

Deer Valley pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points over those games. As for Basha, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.