This season hasn't been kind to the Thurgood Marshall Academy Warriors, who are still winless after their fifth contest. They took a serious blow against Parkside on Thursday, falling 78-8. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Thurgood Marshall Academy in their matchups with Parkside: they've now lost five in a row.
Parkside found their leader in underclassman Daiquan Smith, who scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Eliajh Butts, who scored 12 points.
Thurgood Marshall Academy's loss was their seventh straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-5. As for Parkside, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-7.
Thurgood Marshall Academy will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Paul Public Charter International at 6:30 p.m. As for Parkside, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Albans at 4:45 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in St. Albans' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches.
