Collinsville has gone 10-0 against Granite City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Collinsville Kahoks will be home for the holidays to greet the Granite City Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Collinsville will be strutting in after a win while Granite City will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Collinsville needed a bit of extra time to put away East St. Louis. They snuck past the Flyers with a 68-63 victory.
Solomon Talbott
| 12/13/24 vs East St. Louis | 4 |
| 12/28/23 vs Triad | 4 |
| 11/30/24 vs Mascoutah | 1 |
| 11/29/24 @ Hazelwood East | 1 |
| 11/26/24 vs Herrin | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Collinsville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Solomon Talbott, who posted 12 points along with seven boards and four blocks. That's the most blocks Talbott has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Wilkinson, who had 14 points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Granite City was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against Belleville West, falling 52-28. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Collinsville's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-3. As for Granite City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Collinsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Granite City in their previous meeting back in February, winning 61-53. Will Collinsville repeat their success, or does Granite City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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