Illinois High School Basketball - East Alton-Wood River can't hold off Litchfield
January 19, 2023: Wood River, IL 62095 The Litchfield Purple Panthers basketball team scored 40 points and held the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers to 37 in the Purple Panthers non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Purple Panthers now sport a 8-14 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Taylorville for a non-league contest on Tuesday, January 24. Litchfield will battle a Tornadoes team coming off a 81-47 non-league win over Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL). The Tornadoes record now stands at 18-5.
The Oilers (7-15) will now prepare for their contest against Carlyle (Carlyle, IL). The Indians enter the non-league contest with a 18-4 record. In their last contest, Carlyle nudged Sandoval (Sandoval, IL), 89-21, in a non-league contest.