The Basha Bears will head out to square off against the Chandler Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Basha's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
Basha is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Hamilton, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Basha was ranked first). Basha took down Hamilton 35-20 last Friday. 35 seems to be a good number for the Bears as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
A big part of Basha's victory 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Chandler's way against Casteel on Friday as Chandler made off with a 42-21 win. Considering the Wolves have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Tristan Halsana, who rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Chandler also got help from Carter Ochoa, who showed off his sure hands for 101 receiving yards.
Basha's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Chandler, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Basha has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 282 passing yards per game. Chandler, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 167.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Basha didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Chandler in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Chandler's Blake Heffron, who threw for 330 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Basha to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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