Basketball Game Preview: Eastmark Firebirds vs. Crismon Rattlers

The Eastmark Firebirds will head out to square off against the Crismon Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastmark has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Last Friday, Eastmark strolled past Poston Butte with points to spare, taking the game 77-58.

Meanwhile, Crismon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were dealt a 66-29 loss at the hands of ALA - Queen Creek. While losing is never fun, the Rattlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 256th, while the Patriots are ranked 60th).

Eastmark's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Crismon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.

Everything came up roses for Eastmark against Crismon in their previous meeting on January 9th, as the team secured a 75-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastmark since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.