The Hazelwood East Spartans will head out to square off against the Alton Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Monday, Hazelwood East lost to Liberty on the road by a 60-45 margin. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Alton came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 19 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 52-38. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Illinois, while the Lions are ranked 36th in Missouri), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hazelwood East's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Alton, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
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