Basketball Game Preview: Stivers School for the Arts Tigers vs. Thurgood Marshall Cougars

Stivers School for the Arts is 2-8 against Thurgood Marshall since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Stivers School for the Arts Tigers take on the Thurgood Marshall Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Stivers School for the Arts will be strutting in after a win while Thurgood Marshall will be coming in after a loss.

Stivers School for the Arts will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 30 points on Saturday, then bounced right back against SPIRE Academy on Tuesday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, Stivers School for the Arts made off with a 56-55 victory over SPIRE Academy.

Meanwhile, Thurgood Marshall ended up a good deal behind Trotwood-Madison on Tuesday and lost 62-43. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 524th, while the Rams are ranked 37th).

Stivers School for the Arts is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Thurgood Marshall, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

Stivers School for the Arts couldn't quite finish off Thurgood Marshall in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 59-56. Will Stivers School for the Arts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.