There's no place like home for Lanphier, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They rang in the new year with a 67-59 win over the Collinsville Kahoks on Saturday. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 76-59 victory the Kahoks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2019.
Despite the loss, Collinsville still got an impressive performance from Donovan Coates, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 39% of Collinsville's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Evan Wilkinson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Lanphier moved to 8-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Collinsville, they dropped their record down to 7-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Lanphier and Collinsville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Lanphier (ranked 162nd) will meet Springfield Southeast (ranked 555th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Collinsville (ranked 128th) will meet Jacksonville (ranked 334th) at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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