Preview: Kankakee Valley Kougars vs. Morgan Township Cherokees
Kankakee Valley is 2-7 against Morgan Township since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Kankakee Valley Kougars will be playing at home against the Morgan Township Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Kankakee Valley was fully in charge, breezing past Kouts 65-31 at home.
Kankakee Valley can attribute much of their success to Camden Webster, who scored 25 points along with 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Webster has scored at least 25% of Kankakee Valley's points. Another player making a difference was Eli Deardorff, who scored 9 points along with 7 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township entered their tilt with Oregon-Davis with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Morgan Township breezed by Oregon-Davis on the road to the tune of 73-44. Given Morgan Township's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Oregon-Davis is ranked 307th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Morgan Township had a senior duo take command as Keagen Holder scored 19 points and Jaiden Spratley scored 13 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Holder has scored at least 25% of Morgan Township's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Havlin, who scored 7 points.
Kankakee Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Morgan Township, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Keep an eye on the arc in Thursday's contest: Kankakee Valley have made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having only averaged 8 threes per game. It's a different story for Morgan Township, though, as they've been averaging only 5.3 per game. Given Kankakee Valley's sizeable advantage in that area, Morgan Township will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Kankakee Valley couldn't quite finish off Morgan Township in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 50-48. Will Kankakee Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
