Boulder Creek is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Basha is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Boulder Creek Jaguars will welcome the Basha Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boulder Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
Boulder Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Pinnacle, who was ranked eighth at the time (Boulder Creek was ranked fourth). Boulder Creek had just enough and edged Pinnacle out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Jaguars were the better team in the second half.
Sarah Brutto and Madeline Kouvelas scored both of Boulder Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Basha hadn't done well against Chaparral recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Basha walked away with a 3-1 victory over Chaparral.
Basha has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those six contests. As for Boulder Creek, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Everything went Boulder Creek's way against Basha in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as Boulder Creek made off with a 6-2 victory. In that matchup, Boulder Creek amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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