Basketball Game Preview: Combs Coyotes vs. ALA - Gilbert North Eagles

Combs is 0-4 against ALA - Gilbert North since January of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. The Combs Coyotes will welcome the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m.

Last Thursday, Combs came up short against Eastmark and fell 63-50. The Coyotes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They blew past the Rattlers, posting a 62-31 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Rattlers are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

ALA - Gilbert North pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.8 points over those games. As for Combs, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.

Combs took a serious blow against ALA - Gilbert North when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 85-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of ALA - Gilbert North's Conner Morris, who went 9 of 14 to rack up 24 points and eight assists. Now that Combs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.