The Lanphier Lions will square off against the Collinsville Kahoks at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Lanphier's tournament run continued when they took on Hersey on Saturday. Lanphier fell to Hersey 58-53. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Huskies are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Collinsville played a tough game on Sunday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 59-38 to O'Fallon. The contest marked the Kahoks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Lanphier will have to contain Donovan Coates as he made an impact in Collinsville's last game. He posted 16 points and six rebounds. Coates' afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Collinsville's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Lanphier, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Lanphier lost to Collinsville at home by a decisive 76-59 margin when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Thankfully for Lanphier, Ray'Sean Taylor (who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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