The Basha Bears will face off against the Hamilton Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Basha sitting on five straight victories and Hamilton on nine.
Basha is headed into the game having just posted their biggest win since September 17th on Tuesday. They blew past Marcos de Niza 34-7 on the road. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Padres are ranked 45th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hamilton put their dominant defense on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They breezed by Highland on the road to the tune of 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won seven matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Hamilton found their leader in underclassman Marlie Phillips, who threw for 397 yards and six touchdowns while completing 87.8% of her passes. Those 397 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Phillips. Samaya Taylor-Jenkins was Phillips' top target, picking up 186 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jada Hill led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Basha is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Hamilton, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Basha took a serious blow against Hamilton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 33-0. Can Basha avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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