The Basha Bears will face off against the Casteel Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Basha: 11.7, Casteel: 11.1) so any points scored will be well earned.
Basha's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Perry 21-0. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Pumas are ranked 52nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Casteel entered their matchup against Hamilton on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Casteel lost 28-7 to Hamilton. The game marked the Colts' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ayanna Austin put forth a good effort for the losing side as she picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Basha's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Casteel, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3.
Basha suffered a grim 27-6 defeat to Casteel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Casteel's Audrina Wenze- Atencio, who threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 67 yards on only six carries. Now that Basha knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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