Illinois High School Basketball - Southwestern nips East Alton-Wood River
January 31, 2023: Wood River, IL 62095 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL) and the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL), saw Southwestern's basketball squad hold off East Alton-Wood River by a tally of 59-54.
With the victory, Southwestern improves its record to 14-11 on the campaign. The Piasa Birds travel to Pana (Pana, IL) to play the Panthers in a South Central challenge on Friday, February 3. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 13-11. Pana won 41-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg (Windsor, IL)
Next up, the Oilers play the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) in a Cahokia - Mississippi challenge, on Friday, February 3. East Alton-Wood River will attempt to improve on its 10-16 season record. The Shells come into the challenge with a 10-16 record after their 57-52 non-league win over Gillespie (Gillespie, IL).
