On Thursday, Basha faced Xavier College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Basha Bears lost 9-2 to the Xavier College Prep Gators. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Kylee Duffy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Basha saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addy Kimberlin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Bears
| 03/06/25 vs Xavier College Prep | 2-9 |
| 03/05/25 vs Higley | 15-0 |
| 03/04/25 @ Highland | 7-2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Arizona College Prep | 19-2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Willow Canyon | 9-0 |
The loss snapped Basha's winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 7-1 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Xavier College Prep, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Basha and Queen Creek will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 3:45 p.m. on March 17th. Basha's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Queen Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Xavier College Prep, they will take on Casteel at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Casteel has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.83 runs per game on average), something Xavier College Prep will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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