Bears
| 09/18/25 @ South Mountain | 3-1 |
| 09/17/25 @ Gila Ridge | 3-1 |
| 09/11/25 vs Red Mountain | 3-1 |
Basha waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Mountain Jaguars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2024.
In the three sets Basha was on fire: they won each by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-12, 25-11, 25-13.
Leading Basha to victory were Chelsea Mayhead and Kameron Russell. Mayhead had nine digs and five aces, while Russell had five digs and three aces. The dominant performance also gave Russell a new career-high in assists (two).
They weren't the only good server: Basha was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their ace total in three consecutive games.
Basha's win bumped their record up to 11-5. As for South Mountain, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-4.
Basha and South Mountain will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Bears are set to face off against their familiar foe Perry at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Mountain will challenge rival Browne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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