Basketball Game Preview: Barack Obama Career & Tech Cougars vs. Augustine Prep Lions

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars duke it out with the Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Tuesday, Barack Obama Career & Tech's defense stepped up to hand Milwaukee Arts a 2-0 shutout. The two-point effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Augustine Prep didn't have too much trouble with Delavan-Darien on Tuesday as they won 68-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.

Barack Obama Career & Tech is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Augustine Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.