Edwardsville's Makenzie Silvey pushes in a pass in a recent game. She scored 22 points on Thursday night against East St. Louis at East St. Louis. (Photo by Dan Brannan)GIRLS BASKETBALL

EDWARDSVILLE 60, EAST ST. LOUIS 32: Edwardsville got out of the gates quickly at East St. Louis Thursday night, jumping out to a 26-2 lead about midway through the second term on their way to a 60-32 win over the Flyers in a Southwestern Conference clash.

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The win assured the Tigers no worse than equal first place in the SWC race this year, taking their record to 24-1 overall and 11-1 in the league with two games to go at O'Fallon and Alton next week.

Rachel Pranger led the Tigers with a 22-point night, with Makenzie Silvey also scoring 22 and Criste'on Waters 12. Darriel Hicks led East St. Louis with 12 points, with Rokelle Stanley adding 10 points.

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