Civic Memorial had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They claimed a resounding 69-32 win over the East Alton-Wood River Oilers. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Leading Civic Memorial to victory were August Frankford and Charlie Kilpatrick. Frankford dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Kilpatrick went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points plus two steals. Jack Piening was another key player, posting eight points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.
Civic Memorial was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Alton-Wood River only posted three.
Tamarion Marshall and Matt Bruce certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Marshall almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds, while Bruce posted eight points in addition to six rebounds.
East Alton-Wood River is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Civic Memorial has already played their next contest, a 50-49 loss against Centralia on the 27th. East Alton-Wood River has also already played their next game (against Civic Memorial), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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