The Alton Redbirds will square off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Althoff Catholic is hoping to do what Belleville West couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Alton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Alton came out on top against Belleville West by a score of 57-48. Given the Redbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Maroons are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Althoff Catholic). They breezed by Maplewood-Richmond Heights to the tune of 99-68 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.
Althoff Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Alton, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Alton strolled past Althoff Catholic when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 65-51. Will Alton repeat their success, or does Althoff Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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