Basketball Game Preview: Tahlequah Tigers vs. Collinsville Cardinals

By Team Reports Dec 16, 2023, 10:25am

Preview: Tahlequah Tigers vs. Collinsville Cardinals

Tahlequah is 10-0 against Collinsville since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Tahlequah Tigers will be home for the holidays to greet the Collinsville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Tahlequah will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.

Last Tuesday, everything went Tahlequah's way against Pryor as Tahlequah made off with a 61-40 victory. That looming 61-40 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Tahlequah yet this season.

Meanwhile, Collinsville's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They took a 50-36 bruising from Bishop Kelley. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Collinsville has scored all season.

Tahlequah's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Collinsville, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Tahlequah strolled past Collinsville when the teams last played back in January by a score of 63-44. Will Tahlequah repeat their success, or does Collinsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.