Basketball Game Preview: Memorial Tigers vs. McNair Academic Cougars

Memorial is on a four-game streak of home losses, McNair Academic a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Memorial Tigers challenge the McNair Academic Cougars at 12:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Thursday, Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-40 to Union City.

Meanwhile, McNair Academic was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 49-48 to Lincoln.

McNair Academic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.

Memorial strolled past McNair Academic in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 57-42. Does Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will McNair Academic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.