With a playoff game on the line, Basha rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Horizon Huskies 36-14. Considering the Bears have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Basha came from Joshua Gaines, Mason Culmer, Dash Blake, and Noah Roberts. Another player making a difference was Broderick Vehrs, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes.
When it comes to explaining why Horizon lost, don't look at Jase Ashley. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 218 yards on 16 of 29 attempts. That's the most rushing yards Ashley has posted since back in September.
Basha's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Horizon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Basha didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 40-35 win against ALA - Queen Creek on the 30th. Horizon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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