Illinois High School Basketball - East Alton-Wood River sneaks past Southwestern
December 2, 2024: Piasa, IL 62079 The East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) basketball edged the host Southwestern Piasa Birds (Piasa, IL), 44-42 in Monday's non-league bout.
The Oilers now possess a 3-3 record. They play next when they travel to Columbia for a Cahokia - Mississippi bout on Thursday, December 5. East Alton-Wood River will play a Eagles team coming off a 56-46 non-league win over Jersey (Jerseyville, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 3-1.
With the loss, Southwestern falls to 3-2 on the campaign. The Piasa birds travel to Vandalia (Vandalia, IL) to play the Vandals in a South Central bout on Thursday, December 5. The Vandals go into the bout with a record of 4-1.