The East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) basketball knocked off the visiting Gillespie Miners (Gillespie, IL), 67-50 in Tuesday's non-league test.

The Oilers (10-14) will now prepare for their test against Freeburg (Freeburg, IL). The Midgets go into the Cahokia - Mississippi test with a 16-7 record. In their last test, Freeburg notched a victory over Steeleville (Steeleville, IL), 66-45, in a non-league test.

The Miners now own a 4-13 record. They play next when they travel to Hillsboro for a South Central test on Friday, January 27. Gillespie will encounter a Hiltoppers squad coming off a 69-41 non-league win over Non Varsity Tournament Opponent (, ). The Hiltoppers record now stands at 13-9.