Basketball Game Preview: Shaw Cardinals vs. Euclid Panthers

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals challenge the Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Shaw is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Lorain on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Shaw lost 64-42 to Lorain. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Euclid came up short against Shaker Heights on Friday and fell 83-75. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (68), the Panthers still had to take the loss.

Shaw will have to contain Thai Duncan as he made an impact in Euclid's last game. He almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Duncan's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kye Owens, who posted 16 points along with six rebounds and three blocks.

Euclid's defeat dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Shaw, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.

Shaw couldn't quite finish off Euclid in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 and fell 75-73. Will Shaw 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.