Illinois High School Basketball - Edwardsville thwarts Althoff Catholic
December 14, 2021: Belleville, IL 62226 The Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL) basketball knocked off the host Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL), 59-41 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Tigers (2-2) will now prepare for their test against Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Knights go into the non-league test with a 5-4 record. In their last test, Mater Dei notched a victory over Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL), 47-25, in a non-league test.
The Crusaders now own a 0-6 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Vernon for a South Seven test on Friday, December 17. Althoff Catholic will encounter a Rams squad coming off a 61-52 non-league win over Lockport (Lockport, IL). The Rams record now stands at 5-3.