Illinois High School Basketball - Sparta triumphant over East Alton-Wood River
February 5, 2025: Wood River, IL 62095 The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) and the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL), observed Sparta's basketball team overwhelm East Alton-Wood River by a margin of 68-45.
The Bulldogs (16-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Okawville (Okawville, IL). The Rockets come into the Cahokia - Illinois challenge with a 8-14 record. In their last challenge, Okawville was trounced by Freeburg (Freeburg, IL), 55-46, in a non-league challenge.
In their next game, the Oilers battle the Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL) in a Cahokia - Mississippi challenge, on Friday, February 7. East Alton-Wood River will attempt to better on its 2-23 season record. The Shells come into the challenge with a 11-14 record after their 65-45 non-league win over Gillespie (Gillespie, IL).