Illinois High School Basketball - Granite City nudges Alton
December 30, 2022: Alton, IL 62002 In Friday's non-league outing, the Granite City Warriors (Granite City, IL) basketball squad edged the host Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL), by a count of 45-38.
The Warriors (7-8) will now prepare for their outing against Oakville (St. Louis, MO). The Tigers go into the non-league outing with a 2-2 record. In their last outing, Oakville was tipped by Collinsville (Collinsville, IL), 71-41, in a non-league outing.
The Redbirds now hold a 1-11 record. They play next when they travel to Belleville West for a Southwestern outing on Tuesday, January 3. Alton will clash with a Maroons squad coming off a 54-44 non-league loss to Carmel (Mundelein, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 4-6.