Collinsville has gone 8-2 against Alton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Collinsville Kahoks are taking a road trip to challenge the Alton Redbirds at 5:45 p.m. Collinsville will be strutting in after a victory while Alton will be coming in after a loss.
Collinsville took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Granite City.
Collinsville easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Alton came up short against Edwardsville on Tuesday and fell 2-0. The Redbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alton was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22.
Collinsville now has a winning record of 14-13-2. As for Alton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-22.
Collinsville skirted past Alton 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collinsville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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