Illinois High School Basketball - Alton triumphant over East Peoria
February 1, 2025: East Peoria, IL 61611 The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) and the host East Peoria Raiders (East Peoria, IL), observed Alton's basketball team overwhelm East Peoria by a score of 54-25.
The Redbirds (18-5) will now prepare for their challenge against O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL). The Panthers come into the Southwestern challenge with a 7-16 record. In their last challenge, O'Fallon trounced Wesclin (Trenton, IL), 69-58, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Raiders encounter the Centennial Chargers (Champaign, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. East Peoria will attempt to improve on its 16-7 season record. The Chargers come into the challenge with a 11-11 record after their 65-53 league loss to Danville (Danville, IL).
