Combs and Poston Butte are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Combs Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Poston Butte Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Combs is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by ALA - Gilbert North and fell 85-55. While losing is never fun, the Coyotes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Eagles are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, Poston Butte lost to Eastmark on the road by a 77-58 margin on Friday. The Broncos have struggled against the Firebirds recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Poston Butte's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Combs, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Combs came up short against Poston Butte when the teams last played on January 9th, falling 54-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poston Butte's Dutch Martinez Jr, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds. Now that Combs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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