The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) and the visiting East St. Louis Flyers (East St. Louis, IL), observed Alton's basketball team overwhelm East St. Louis by a score of 74-16.

The Redbirds (23-1) will now prepare for their challenge against O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL). The Panthers come into the Southwestern challenge with a 17-7 record. In their last challenge, O'Fallon was routed by Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL), 50-46, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Flyers encounter the Collinsville Kahoks (Collinsville, IL) in a Southwestern challenge, on Thursday, January 30. East St. Louis will attempt to improve on its 4-18 season record. The Kahoks come into the challenge with a 10-12 record after their 49-14 league win over Belleville West (Belleville, IL).