The Alton Redbirds basketball team scored 52 points and limited the host Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions to 38 in the Redbirds non-league triumph on Saturday.

The Redbirds now possess a 20-1 record. They play next when they host Hazelwood East for a non-league game on Tuesday, January 21. Alton will confront a Spartans team coming off a 45-27 non-league loss to Moberly (Moberly, MO). The Spartans record now stands at 4-8.

With the loss, Cardinal Ritter College Prep falls to 6-6 on the campaign. The Lions host Hazelwood West (Hazelwood, MO) to confront the Wildcats in a non-league game on Monday, January 20. The Wildcats go into the game with a record of 9-3.