East Alton-Wood River was the 60-39 winner over Mt. Olive when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The East Alton-Wood River Oilers took a 51-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Olive Wildcats on Saturday. The Oilers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Alton-Wood River lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lily Tretter, who went 6 for 13 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Milla Legette, who had four points in addition to ten steals and six assists.
East Alton-Wood River now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Mt. Olive, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
East Alton-Wood River's road trip will continue as they head out to face New Athens at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Mt. Olive, they will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against Bunker Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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