Illinois High School Basketball - Columbia overwhelms East Alton-Wood River
January 12, 2023: 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 count of 67-26.
With the victory, Columbia upgrades its record to 14-7 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Granite City (Granite City, IL) to play the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 16. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 4-12. Granite City lost 53-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Mater Dei (Breese, IL)
Next up, the Oilers play the Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 14. East Alton-Wood River will attempt to upgrade on its 6-13 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 3-12 record after their 63-34 league loss to Tri-City/Sangamon Valley (Niantic, IL).