Basketball Game Preview: The Woodlands Christian Academy Warriors vs. Collinsville Kahoks

The Woodlands Christian Academy Warriors will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Collinsville Kahoks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Woodlands Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Collinsville likes a good challenge.

The Woodlands Christian Academy saw some tournament action on December 7th. They came out on top against St. Francis Episcopal by a score of 64-54.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Collinsville's strategy against Carbondale on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Collinsville blew Carbondale out of the water with a 64-31 final score. Given the Kahoks' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Terriers are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Collinsville's win came from a few key players The Woodlands Christian Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Donovan Coates, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Wilkinson, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 15 points.

Collinsville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for The Woodlands Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.