Basic is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Foothill is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wolves just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Basic really took it to Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon for the full four quarters, racking up a 47-10 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wolves had established a 24-point advantage.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Foothill). They blew past Silverado 73-18 on Tuesday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-16.
Foothill found their leader in sophomore Stephanie Eguzha, who shot 83% from the field to rack up 11 points along with seven boards and seven steals. With that strong performance, Eguzha is now averaging an impressive 3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Griffith, who went 5-for-10 en route to 12 points and four steals.
Foothill was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Basic's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Foothill, their win bumped their record up to an identical 11-9.
Basic couldn't quite finish off Foothill when the teams last played back in January of 2025 and fell 46-44. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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