Illinois High School Basketball - Althoff Catholic overwhelms Metro-East Lutheran
January 29, 2024: Belleville, IL 62226 Fans at Monday's non-league challenge between the Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL) and the visiting Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), saw Althoff Catholic's basketball squad wallop Metro-East Lutheran by a tally of 53-9.
With the victory, Althoff Catholic improves its record to 15-10 on the campaign. The Crusaders host Mascoutah (Mascoutah, IL) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, January 31. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 5-18. Mascoutah lost 49-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Belleville East (Belleville, IL)
Next up, the Knights confront the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Metro-East Lutheran will attempt to improve on its 3-19 season record. The Piasa Birds come into the challenge with a 10-16 record after their 53-25 non-league loss to Calhoun (Hardin, IL).