Illinois High School Basketball - O'Fallon can't hold off Alton
December 29, 2022: Alton, IL 62002 The Alton Redbirds basketball team scored 52 points and held the visiting O'Fallon Panthers to 51 in the Redbirds non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Redbirds now sport a 14-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Belleville West for a Southwestern contest on Tuesday, January 3. Alton will battle a Maroons team coming off a 54-50 non-league loss to Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 2-8.
The Panthers (14-3) will now prepare for their contest against Belleville East (Belleville, IL). The Lancers enter the Southwestern contest with a 1-7 record. In their last contest, Belleville East was nudged by East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL), 64-54, in a non-league contest.