Perry is 9-1 against Basha since November of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Perry Pumas are taking a road trip to face off against the Basha Bears at 6:00 p.m. Perry is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Perry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Queen Creek, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Perry was ranked 15th). Perry won by a set and slipped past Queen Creek 3-2.
Perry took Queen Creek into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 28-26, 24-26, 18-25, 15-12.
Lily LaFlesch had an outrageously good game as she had 28 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Perry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.8.
Meanwhile, Basha made easy work of South Mountain on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Perry has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Basha, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Perry took their win against Basha in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perry since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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