Basha won the last time they faced Mesa, and things went their way on Friday too. The Basha Bears took their game at home with ease, bagging a 47-3 victory over the Mesa Jackrabbits. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Jackrabbits are ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Basha to victory were Noah Roberts and Broderick Vehrs. Roberts rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Vehrs threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Roberts got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. Isaiah Mclver was another key back, gaining 84 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Basha was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mesa only rushed for 139.
Basha pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mesa, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Basha will stay at home for another week and welcome Saguaro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mesa, they will head out to face off against Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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