EDWARDSVILLE - The East Alton-Wood River girls basketball team jumped out to a big early lead and never looked back as the Oilers won over Metro-East Lutheran 55-33 in a game played Thursday night at Hooks Gym.

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EAWR jumped out to a 20-2 lead on the Knights at the end of the first quarter, then extended its lead to 34-11 at halftime, and again to 51-23 at the end of the third quarter in going on to the win on the road.

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Individual scoring statistics weren't available at press time, but going into the game, Adrianna Ulrich led the Oilers in scoring, averaging 13 points-per-game, and steals, with an average of four-per-game. Leighann Nottke was the team's assists leader with an average of three a game, while Taylor Parmentier leads EAWR in rebounds, with seven a game, and blocks, with two per game.

The Knights' leading scorer is Emma Daniel, who averages 9.3 points-per-game, while Jennifer Leitner leads the team in two categories, rebounds, with 6.3 per game, and blocks, averaging two a game. Destiny Williams is Metro-East's steals leader, with an average of two a game, while Chloe Langendorf is averaging 1.8 assists per game.

The Oilers are now 4-3 on the year. The Knights are now 0-5.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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