Basketball Game Preview: North Lawndale Phoenix vs. Chicago Marshall Commandos

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Previous Games

02/01/23 - Home	70-65 W
02/03/22 - Home	63-53 W
12/10/21 - Away	86-58 W
12/06/19 - Away	75-74 W
12/07/18 - Home	77-83 L
+ 5 more games

North Lawndale has gone 8-2 against Chicago Marshall recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Lawndale Phoenix will venture away from home to square off against the Chicago Marshall Commandos at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

North Lawndale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Northside 93-42 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Phoenix with their most commanding win of the season.

Meanwhile, Chicago Marshall entered their match against Phillips on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The contest between Chicago Marshall and Phillips didn't end well, with Chicago Marshall falling 76-58. 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 308th, while the Wildcats are ranked 142nd).

North Lawndale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Chicago Marshall, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-7.

North Lawndale didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Chicago Marshall when the teams last played back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-65 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Chicago Marshall's Ja'Juan Cozark, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for North Lawndale to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.