Illinois High School Basketball - Columbia overwhelms East Alton-Wood River
January 11, 2024: Wood River, IL 62095 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Columbia Eagles (Columbia, IL) and the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL), saw Columbia's basketball squad wallop East Alton-Wood River by a tally of 72-27.
With the victory, Columbia improves its record to 13-4 on the campaign. The Eagles host Cahokia (Cahokia, IL) to confront the Comanches in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Comanches come into the challenge with a record of 1-15. Cahokia lost 67-36 in their recent league challenge against Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)
Next up, the Oilers confront the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers (Greenfield, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 19. East Alton-Wood River will attempt to improve on its 2-18 season record.