Basketball Game Preview: Duval Charter Panthers vs. First Coast Christian Knights

The Duval Charter Panthers and the First Coast Christian Knights, after both having extra time off, will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Duval Charter's offense hasn't had much luck over their past nine matchups, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-8, which was the final score in Duval Charter's tilt against Eagle's View two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 628th, while the Warriors are ranked 194th).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 98-5, which was the final score in First Coast Christian's tilt against Eastside two weeks ago. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Duval Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for First Coast Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.