Basketball Game Preview: San Domenico Panthers vs. Lick-Wilmerding Tigers

San Domenico and Lick-Wilmerding are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the San Domenico Panthers challenge the Lick-Wilmerding Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

San Domenico will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating San Marin, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. San Domenico walked away with a 57-46 victory over San Marin on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Lick-Wilmerding came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 62-49. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but the Tigers were the better team in the second half.

Lick-Wilmerding is also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for San Domenico, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.

San Domenico beat Lick-Wilmerding 69-58 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will San Domenico repeat their success, or does Lick-Wilmerding have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.