Basketball Game Preview: Martin Luther King Cougars vs. Strawberry Mansion Knights + Official Tickets

Martin Luther King is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against the Strawberry Mansion Knights at 3:15 p.m.

Martin Luther King is leaving town to face Strawberry Mansion after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Cougars were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 60-59 to Kensington.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Strawberry Mansion beat Philadelphia Performing Arts 40-36 on Tuesday.

Martin Luther King better focus on containing Khaliem Carter and Kyhri Johnson as the pair were huge in Strawberry Mansion's win. Carter posted 18 points, while Johnson had 12 points. Those 12 points gave Johnson a new career-high.

Martin Luther King came up short against Strawberry Mansion when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 34-29. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.