Illinois High School Basketball - Southwestern thwarted by East Alton-Wood River
February 4, 2020: Wood River, IL 62095 The Southwestern Piasa Birds basketball team (Piasa, IL), dropped 44-35 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL)
The Oilers now possess a 8-16 record. They put it on the line next when they host Brussels for a non-league battle on Wednesday, February 5. East Alton-Wood River will confront a Raiders team coming off a 83-29 non-league loss to Roxana (Roxana, IL). The Raiders record now stands at 6-15.
The Piasa Birds (6-17) will now prepare for their battle against Vandalia (Vandalia, IL). The Vandals come into the South Central battle with a 12-12 record. In their last battle, Vandalia dropped by Wesclin (Trenton, IL), 54-46, in a non-league battle.