Illinois High School Basketball - Litchfield thwarts East Alton-Wood River
January 9, 2024: Wood River, IL 62095 The Litchfield Purple Panthers (Litchfield, IL) basketball knocked off the host East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL), 71-52 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Purple Panthers (13-7) will now prepare for their test against Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL). The Hiltoppers go into the non-league test with a 7-12 record. In their last test, Hillsboro went down by Altamont (Altamont, IL), 66-32, in a non-league test.
The Oilers now own a 2-17 record. They play next when they host Columbia for a Cahokia - Mississippi test on Thursday, January 11. East Alton-Wood River will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 57-32 non-league win over Vandalia (Vandalia, IL). The Eagles record now stands at 12-4.