Chicago Marshall is 2-8 against North Lawndale since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Chicago Marshall Commandos will be playing at home against the North Lawndale Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Chicago Marshall saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 76-58 bruising from Phillips. While losing is never fun, the Commandos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Wildcats are ranked 142nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Lawndale). They blew past Northside 93-42 on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Phoenix with their most commanding win of the season.
North Lawndale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-8. As for Chicago Marshall, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-7.
Chicago Marshall came up short against North Lawndale in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 70-65. Will Chicago Marshall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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