Two dominant guards in C'Narri Griffin and Sam Donald are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cahokia Comanches and the Columbia Eagles will face off at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Cahokia lost to Marion on the road by a 70-55 margin. The Comanches have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They blew past East Alton-Wood River 92-14 on Friday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Columbia's win came from a few key players Cahokia will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Micah James, who posted 18 points. Those 18 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eddie Smajic, who scored 15 points.
The win made it two in a row for Columbia and bumps their season record up to 13-4. As for Cahokia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Cahokia was dealt a bruising 73-39 loss at the hands of Columbia when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Donald, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. Now that Cahokia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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