Illinois High School Softball - East Alton-Wood River nudges Metro-East Lutheran
May 11, 2023: Wood River, IL 62095 East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), 10-9 in a non-league challenge.
The Oilers now own a 7-18 record. They take the field next when they travel to Roxana for a non-league challenge on Monday, May 15. East Alton-Wood River will battle a Shells squad coming off a 3-2 non-league win over Civic Memorial (Bethalto, IL). The Shells record now stands at 10-13.
With the loss, Metro-East Lutheran falls to 2-16 on the campaign. The Knights travel to Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL) to battle the Silver Stallions in a Gateway Metro challenge on Friday, May 12. The Silver Stallions enter the challenge with a record of 11-7. Christ Our Rock Lutheran lost 2-0 in their recent league challenge against Waltonville (Waltonville, IL)