The Queen Creek Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Basha Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked ninth at the time (Queen Creek was ranked 21st). The Bulldogs came up short against the Coyotes on Friday, falling 28-7. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Bulldogs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Basha strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took down Mountain View 31-13.
Basha's win came from a few key players Queen Creek will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brodie Vehrs, who threw for 276 yards and two TDs, and also rushed for 52 yards on only six carries. Basha also got a significant boost from Joshua Gaines, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 112 yards.
Basha didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Percy Knox III and Eli Cramer-Cronin. Cramer-Cronin has been hot for a while, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played. Basha received some extra help from Dante Bruley, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Basha's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Queen Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-1.
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