The Thurgood Marshall Academy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Parkside Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Thurgood Marshall Academy is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
On Saturday, Thurgood Marshall Academy was beaten by the 51-18.
Meanwhile, Parkside faced the Panthers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Parkside came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 67-57 on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Parkside's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Semaj Marshall, who scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasson James, who scored 18 points.
Thurgood Marshall Academy dropped their record down to 0-10 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Parkside, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Thurgood Marshall Academy was dealt a bruising 78-8 loss at the hands of the Eagles in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parkside's Daiquan Smith, who scored 16 points. Now that Thurgood Marshall Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
