Basketball Preview: Mesa Jackrabbits vs. Basha Bears
The Mesa Jackrabbits are taking a road trip to challenge the Basha Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Mesa will head out to face Basha after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Mesa fell to Sunnyslope 65-61. The Jackrabbits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Mesa got top-tier performance from John Petersen, who went 12 for 14 en route to 27 points plus eight rebounds. Jakyi Miles was another key player, scoring 18 points.
Even though they lost, Mesa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Basha put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They escaped with a win against St. Mary's by the margin of a single free throw, 57-56. The 57-point effort marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Basha's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Mesa, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Mesa suffered a grim 66-42 defeat to Basha when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Thankfully for Mesa, Torin Bosch (who went 10 for 12 en route to 26 points plus six rebounds) 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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