Illinois High School Basketball - East Alton-Wood River knocks off Mt. Olive
February 11, 2025: Mt. Olive, IL 62069 The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) and the host Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL), observed East Alton-Wood River's basketball team overcome Mt. Olive by a score of 55-42.
The Oilers (3-25) will now prepare for their challenge against Salem (Salem, IL). The Wildcats come into the Cahokia - Mississippi challenge with a 6-21 record. In their last challenge, Salem dropped by Centralia (Centralia, IL), 60-17, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Lutheran Crusaders (Springfield, IL) in a MSM challenge, on Friday, February 14. Mt. Olive will attempt to improve on its 5-19 season record. The Crusaders come into the challenge with a 8-18 record after their 76-50 non-league win over Hartsburg-Emden (Hartsburg, IL).