Collinsville and Batavia squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Collinsville had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Batavia Bulldogs on the road and fell 54-13. While losing is never fun, the Kahoks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 11th).
Although Collinsville took the loss, they still got scores from Chase Reynolds and Andrew Balsitis.
Isaiah Brown was nothing short of spectacular for Batavia: he picked up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Whitwell, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Collinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Batavia, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Collinsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Batavia, they will challenge Lincoln-Way West at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Batavia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.3 points per game this season.
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