Perry has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will challenge the Basha Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Perry is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Chandler, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Perry was ranked 16th). Perry walked away with a 24-17 victory over Chandler on Friday. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Pumas were the better team in the second half.
Perry didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nate Wheeler and Talen Frazier.
Meanwhile, Basha had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-7 win over the Colts. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four contests by 31 points or more so far this season.
Basha's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noah Roberts led the charge by rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Joshua Gaines was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Basha was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casteel only rushed for 66.
Basha pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Perry, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Perry came up short against Basha in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 38-27. Thankfully for Perry, Demond Williams Jr. (who threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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