Illinois High School Baseball - Southwestern nudged by Alton
April 26, 2012: Alton, IL 62002 The Southwestern Piasa Birds baseball team (Piasa, IL), was tipped 2-1 in Thursday's non-league outing with the host Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL)
The Redbirds now hold a 7-5 record. They put it on the line next when they host Gibault Catholic for a non-league outing on Monday, April 30. Alton will battle a squad coming off a 4-2 non-league loss to Columbia (Columbia, IL). The record now stands at 17-10.
With the defeat, Southwestern falls to 8-11 on the season. The Piasa birds host Roxana (Roxana, IL) to battle the Shells in a South Central - West test on Friday, April 27. The Shells come into the test with a record of 11-10. Roxana lost 16-5 in their recent league test against Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL)