Basketball Game Preview: Charlotte Performance Institute Coyotes vs. Lab University Prep Regional Kings

Two dominant guards in Jordan King and Jalyn Connor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Charlotte Performance Institute Coyotes will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Lab University Prep Regional Kings at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-44, which was the final score in Charlotte Performance Institute's tilt against 1 of 1 Academy last Saturday. The match marked the Coyotes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Lab University Prep Regional has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 80-65 to Winston Salem Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Kings still had to take the loss.

Charlotte Performance Institute will need focus on slowing down Connor, one of several Lab University Prep Regional players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 18 points. The game was Connor's fifth in a row with at least ten points. James Wood was another key player, putting up 16 points.

Charlotte Performance Institute has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Lab University Prep Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.

Charlotte Performance Institute was able to grind out a solid win over Lab University Prep Regional in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 75-65. Will Charlotte Performance Institute repeat their success, or does Lab University Prep Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.