Men's Basketball

WARRIORS TAKE ON KANKAKEE IN FINAL ROAD TEST

WARRIORS TAKE ON KANKAKEE IN FINAL ROAD TEST
Posted: Feb 12, 2022

Kankakee, IL – No. 7 Indian Hills Men's Basketball hits the road for its final regular season contest away from the Hellyer Center as the Warriors take on Kankakee Community College at 3:00 PM Saturday afternoon.

DETAILS: Saturday, Feb. 12 | 3:00 PM | Kankakee, IL - George H. Ryan Gymnasium

Watch Live: GoHillsTV

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OPENING TIP

  • The Warriors (22-5) are one of the hottest teams in junior college basketball right now, having won eight consecutive games by an average margin of 20.8 points per game.
  • Indian Hills picked up a win over Carl Sandburg College (IL) on Feb. 7 as sophomore Davin Zeigler poured in a career-high 24 points.
  • The Warriors are 8-1 against teams from the state of Illinois on the year and have won all five contests while playing in the confines of the Prairie State.
  • After winning three in a row in the middle of January, Kankakee has dropped five of its last six contests.
  • The Cavaliers (14-10) last won on Feb. 8 against Truman, a 75-51 triumph at home.
  • Kankakee sports an 8-3 record at home on the year.

LAST TIME OUT

  • The Warriors rolled Kankakee in the team's previous meeting this year on Jan. 22 in the Hellyer Center as Indian Hills picked up a 112-72 victory.
  • The 112 points were the most on the season for the Warriors while the 40-point spread was the largest margin of victory.
  • Five players scored in double-figures for the Warriors, led by J'Vonne Hadley's season-high 24 points.
  • Saturday's contest will be the 10th all-time meeting between the two clubs as the Warriors hold a 9-0 series lead.

WHO TO WATCH

  • Davin Zeigler has started four of the last five contests for the Warriors and the sophomore has maximized the extra minutes, averaging 11.6 points and 3.2 rebounds.
  • Sophomore Taj Anderson continues to lead the Warriors in scoring on the year with a 12.7 average.
  • Sophomore J'Vonne Hadley has recorded double-digit scoring efforts in each of his last nine contests for the Warriors.
  • The Cavaliers put three players in double-digits, led by Christian Roberts' 16.6 points per game.
  • James Franklin Jr. enters Saturday's contest averaging 12.0 points per game while Isaiah Placide is contributing 10.8 points per contest.

WHAT'S NEXT

  • Saturday's contest marks the final regular season road game for the Warriors who return home to host a pair of games next week against North Central Missouri College on Feb. 16 and Triton College on Feb. 19.