The O'Fallon Panthers and the Collinsville Kahoks will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
O'Fallon's tournament run continued when they took on Triad on Saturday. O'Fallon took a 56-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Triad. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Knights are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Collinsville fought the good fight in their overtime match against Lincoln on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Railsplitters 54-49. The Kahoks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
O'Fallon will need focus on slowing down Donovan Coates, one of several Collinsville players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 17 on his way to 20 points and three steals. Coates' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Solomon Talbott, who posted ten points.
Collinsville's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for O'Fallon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
O'Fallon skirted past Collinsville 50-48 in their previous meeting last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Fallon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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