Illinois High School Basketball - Edwardsville nudges Belleville West
January 9, 2024: Edwardsville, IL 62025
In Tuesday's league outing, the Edwardsville Tigers (Edwardsville, IL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL), by a margin of 55-53.
The Tigers (12-6) will now prepare for their outing against Alton (Alton, IL). The Redbirds go into the Southwestern outing with a 10-7 record. In their last outing, Alton was tipped by Collinsville (Collinsville, IL), 57-51, in a league outing.
The Maroons now own a 7-10 record. They play next when they travel to O'Fallon for a Southwestern outing on Friday, January 12. Belleville West will clash with a Panthers squad coming off a 67-62 league win over East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL). The Panthers record now stands at 12-6.