Basketball Game Preview: Thoreau Hawks vs. Menaul Panthers

The Thoreau Hawks will square off against the Menaul Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Monday, Thoreau came up short against Hozho Academy and fell 44-35.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-25, which was the final score in Menaul's tilt against Del Norte on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Menaul's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Thoreau, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Thoreau ended up a good deal behind Menaul when the teams last played back in January of 2019, losing 67-50. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.