Basketball Game Preview: Collinsville Cardinals vs. East Central Cardinals

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Previous 3 Games

01/14/25 - Home	66-62 W
02/09/24 - Away	48-29 W
01/12/24 - Home	75-45 W

Collinsville is a perfect 3-0 against East Central since January of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. We've got a battle between Cardinals coming up.

Collinsville is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since December 19, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Bishop Kelley by a score of 52-50. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, East Central got the win against Shawnee on Friday by a conclusive 75-51. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.

Collinsville's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for East Central, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

Collinsville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against East Central in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 66-62 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collinsville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.