On Tuesday, Basha faced Casteel in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Basha Bears walked away with a 27-14 win over the Casteel Colts. The victory was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won three matchups in a row.
A big part of Basha's win came down to the chemistry between Amiah Walker and her top target Claire McMahon. Walker threw for 411 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt while McMahon picked up 217 receiving yards and a touchdown. McMahon showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards.
Basha didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sammi Tuitele and Luci Burt.
Despite the loss, Casteel still got an impressive performance from Gianni Scott, who picked up nine receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 46 yards. Those 46 rushing yards gave Scott a new career-high.
Basha has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Casteel, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-4.
Basha does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Casteel, they will square off against Red Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Casteel: 12.1, Red Mountain: 6.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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