On Thursday, Centralia earned a 54-46 win over the Kahoks. Given Centralia's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Kahoks are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Collinsville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Talesha Gilmore. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Gilmore has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Carsyn Moad, who scored 11 points.
Centralia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Collinsville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14.
Centralia will head out on the road to square off against the Crusaders at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Althoff Catholic will be looking to keep their 11-game home win streak alive. Collinsville will take on the Griffins at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Father McGivney Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Thursday.
