Basketball Game Preview: Carver College and Career Academy Wolverines vs. Charles City Panthers

The Carver College and Career Academy Wolverines will start their season against the Charles City Panthers. Tip off is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Charles City will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past King & Queen Central 39-37.

The win got Charles City back to even at 4-4.

As for Carver College and Career Academy, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished on the wrong side of .500 (7-8), but they'll be hoping to turn things around this year.