Ponitz Career Tech and Thurgood Marshall are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Ponitz Career Tech Golden Panthers' homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Thurgood Marshall Cougars at 8:00 p.m. on January 19th. Ponitz Career Tech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Thurgood Marshall likes a good challenge.
Ponitz Career Tech pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Meadowdale. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Tuesday (63), Ponitz Career Tech still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Thurgood Marshall's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. Their tough 84-59 defeat to Belmont might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Ponitz Career Tech has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Thurgood Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Ponitz Career Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Thurgood Marshall in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 66-63. Will Ponitz Career Tech repeat their success, or does Thurgood Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
