Basketball Recap: Evan Brewer's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Granite City over Alton

Granite City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. The match between them and the Alton Redbirds didn't end well, with the Granite City Warriors falling 54-37. The Warriors were not able to make up for their defeat to the Redbirds from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.

Evan Brewer

Field Goal Percentage

02/07/25 @ Alton	67%
02/04/25 vs Gateway Legacy Christian Academy	75%
01/30/25 @ Belleville East	63%
01/28/25 @ Althoff Catholic	50%
01/25/25 @ Staunton	67%
+ 4 more games

Granite City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Evan Brewer, who posted ten points. Brewer is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last nine games he's played. Johnnie Coleman was another key player, putting up 11 points.

Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Alton, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.

Looking ahead, Granite City will square off against Gibault Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. As for Alton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-47 defeat against Althoff Catholic on the 8th.