Basketball Game Preview: Comstock Panthers vs. D'Hanis Cowboys

Comstock is 2-8 against D'Hanis since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Comstock Panthers will challenge the D'Hanis Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. Comstock has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

Comstock is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Nueces Canyon: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Comstock blew Nueces Canyon out of the water with a 79-30 final score. Comstock pushed the score to 65-20 by the end of the third, a deficit Nueces Canyon had no chance of recovering from.

Comstock found their leader in sophomore Neal Billings, who went 8 of 10 en route to 18 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Billings a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Creed Hardin, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points and three steals.

Comstock smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, D'Hanis unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 72-62 to Utopia.

Comstock pushed their record up to 14-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for D'Hanis, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.

Comstock strolled past D'Hanis in their previous meeting on January 3rd by a score of 45-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Comstock since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.