Basketball Game Preview: Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers vs. Thurgood Marshall Cougars

The Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Thurgood Marshall Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ponitz Career Tech comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Ponitz Career Tech will face Thurgood Marshall after dropping another heartbreaker against Carroll on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Ponitz Career Tech lost 74-49 to Carroll.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thurgood Marshall, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They managed a 53-47 win over Belmont on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Thurgood Marshall's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Ponitz Career Tech, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.

Ponitz Career Tech suffered a grim 61-40 defeat to Thurgood Marshall in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Ponitz Career Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.