Illinois High School Basketball - East Alton-Wood River nudges Mt. Olive
February 11, 2021: Wood River, IL 62095 In Thursday's league outing, the East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) basketball squad edged the visiting Mt. Olive Wildcats (Mt. Olive, IL), by a count of 56-51.
The Oilers (3-2) will now prepare for their outing against Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL). The Knights go into the Prairie State outing with a 2-0 record. In their last outing, Metro-East Lutheran held off Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL), 54-48, in a non-league outing.
The Wildcats now hold a 0-1 record. They play next when they travel to Greenfield/Northwestern for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 18.