Basha and Queen Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Basha Bears will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Mountain Ridge, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Basha was ranked 14th). Basha beat Mountain Ridge on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-2.
Zach Bolles tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gavin Smith was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Madrid, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Queen Creek rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Mountain Lions by a score of 7-4. The win was familiar territory for Queen Creek who now have seven in a row.
Basha's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-11-1. As for Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
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