Basketball Game Preview: Chicago Marshall Commandos vs. DRW College Prep Cheetahs

The Chicago Marshall Commandos will square off against the DRW College Prep Cheetahs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Chicago Marshall is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Crane Medical just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Commandos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Cougars are ranked 137th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DRW College Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against The Noble Academy by a score of 44-36 on Tuesday.

Chicago Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for DRW College Prep, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.