Illinois High School Basketball - East Alton-Wood River nudges New Athens
November 21, 2022: New Athens, IL 62264 In Monday's non-league outing, the East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) basketball squad edged the host New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL), by a count of 48-42.
The Oilers (3-1) will now prepare for their outing against Staunton (Staunton, IL). The Bulldogs go into the non-league outing with a 3-0 record. In their last outing, Staunton held off Mt. Olive (Mt. Olive, IL), 59-20, in a non-league outing.
The Yellow Jackets now hold a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Gibault Catholic for a non-league outing on Monday, November 28. New Athens will clash with a Hawks squad coming off a 52-28 non-league win over Marissa/Coulterville (Marissa, IL). The Hawks record now stands at 4-0.