After each having a week off, the Horizon Huskies and the Basha Bears will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Horizon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Gilbert North, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Horizon was ranked 14th). Horizon took a 17-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of ALA - Gilbert North last Friday. The Huskies' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Basha entered their tilt with Perry last Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victor by a 31-11 margin over the Pumas. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Basha got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Broderick Vehrs out in front 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.
Basha's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Eli Cramer-Cronin was especially locked on to Perry's QB and sacked him twice. Cramer-Cronin 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. Another thorn in Perry's side was Darian (Bleu) Dantzler, who 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.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Basha, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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