The Edwardsville Tigers will challenge the Collinsville Kahoks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edwardsville is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Friday, Edwardsville strolled past East St. Louis with points to spare, taking the game 70-51. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Flyers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Collinsville fought the good fight in their overtime game against Glenwood on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 43-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Kahoks have suffered since December 20, 2024.
Edwardsville will have to contain Donovan Coates as he made an impact in Collinsville's last game. He went 6-for-12 to rack up 23 points. The contest was Coates' third in a row with at least 16 points. Solomon Talbott was another key player, putting up seven points.
Collinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Edwardsville, they pushed their record up to 25-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Edwardsville didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Collinsville when the teams last played two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 45-41 victory. Will Edwardsville repeat their success, or does Collinsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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