Basha and Liberty squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Basha had to settle for second. The contest between them and the Liberty Lions didn't end well, with the Basha Bears falling 35-17. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Although Basha took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Roberts and Kash Brock. Another player making a difference was Broderick Vehrs, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
| 12/07/24 vs Liberty | 24 |
| 11/30/24 vs ALA - Queen Creek | 10 |
| 11/22/24 vs Horizon | 14 |
| 11/08/24 @ Perry | 10 |
| 11/01/24 @ Casteel | 16 |
Basha wouldn't let Liberty keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Basha can thank Darian (Bleu) Dantzler and Eli Cramer-Cronin for forcing all of them. Cramer-Cronin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 22 games he's played dating back to last season. Kaedyn Smith was another major factor on D, making 20 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Dominic Lombardo, who rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns for Liberty. The dominant performance gave Lombardo a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Fletcher, who threw for 253 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.9% of his passes.
Basha's loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-2. As for Liberty, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Basha nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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