The Collinsville Kahoks and the Kirkwood Pioneers will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Collinsville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against O'Fallon on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Collinsville was beaten by O'Fallon 76-46. While losing is never fun, the Kahoks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Panthers are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Kirkwood scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Parkway North. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Collinsville dropped their record down to 7-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Kirkwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Collinsville came up short against Kirkwood in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 47-39. Can Collinsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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