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

Combs is 0-3 against ALA - Gilbert North since January of 2023 but things could change on Friday. The Combs Coyotes will face off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Combs is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 72-59 to Eastmark.

Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-25 victory over the Rattlers. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Rattlers are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Combs' loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.

Combs lost to ALA - Gilbert North on the road by a decisive 77-61 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Combs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.