There's no place like home for Basha, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Desert Ridge Jaguars 3-2. While the Bears didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Basha wouldn't go down easily and took Desert Ridge into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-12, 25-18, 21-25, 15-10.
Isla Little
| 09/08/25 vs Desert Ridge | 18 |
| 09/06/25 vs Xavier College Prep | 8 |
| 09/06/25 vs Ironwood | 5 |
| 09/06/25 vs Cactus Shadows | 8 |
| 09/06/25 vs Gilbert | 12 |
| + 5 more games |
Isla Little went supernova, getting 18 digs and six assists. That's the most digs she has posted over her last ten games.
Desert Ridge's loss on Monday came despite strong showings from Kai Perkins and Bailey Demore. Perkins had 21 digs and three assists, while Demore had 16 digs and two assists. With that strong performance, Perkins is now averaging an impressive 10.6 digs per game. Tori Clark also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Basha has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Desert Ridge, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-4.
Basha wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Xavier College Prep on the 10th. As for Desert Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against West Point on the 10th.
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