Basha has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. After each having a week off, they and the Horizon Huskies will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Basha's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Perry, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Basha was ranked first). Basha blew past Perry 31-11 last Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Basha's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Broderick Vehrs, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. Noah Roberts helped Vehrs out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards on only 15 carries, while also catching a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Basha's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Eli Cramer-Cronin was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season. Basha got some further help from Darian (Bleu) Dantzler: he picked up a sack, made three total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Basha was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Horizon's good fortune finally ran out last Friday. They took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of ALA - Gilbert North. The match marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Basha's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
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