The Crismon Rattlers are taking a road trip to challenge the Eastmark Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row, Crismon turned things around against ALA - Queen Creek on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-35 win over the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Eastmark waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 62-17 victory over the Coyotes. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Coyotes are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastmark is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.2 points per game. As for Crismon, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 6-12.
Crismon was dealt a bruising 58-12 loss at the hands of Eastmark in their previous matchup on January 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastmark's Anna LaFountain, who went 13 for 18 en route to 28 points. Now that Crismon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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