Illinois High School Basketball - Alton edges East St. Louis
February 9, 2016: Alton, IL 62002 The Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) basketball nipped the visiting East St. Louis Flyers (East St. Louis, IL), 79-74 in Tuesday's league test.
The Redbirds (7-5) will now prepare for their test against Collinsville (Collinsville, IL). The Kahoks go into the Southwestern test with a 9-14 record. In their last test, Collinsville was tipped by Quincy (Quincy, IL), 59-39, in a non-league test.
The Flyers now own a 9-13 record. They play next when they host Belleville West for a Southwestern test on Friday, February 12. East St. Louis will encounter a Maroons squad coming off a 54-50 non-league win over Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 11-12.