On Friday, Basha faced Hamilton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Basha Bears took down the Hamilton Huskies 35-20. 35 seems to be a good number for the Bears as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
A big part of Basha's win came down to the chemistry between Broderick Vehrs and his top target Gio Richardson. Vehrs threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes while Richardson picked up 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Richardson's longest reception was for an incredible 89 yards.
Despite the loss, Hamilton still got an impressive performance from Rich Lucero Jr., who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 143 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Lucero Jr. has posted since back in October of 2023.
Basha's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Hamilton, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Basha will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Chandler at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Basha is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season. As for Hamilton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-20 victory against Perry on the 18th.
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