Metro-East Lutheran at Alton — High school basketball preview (Jan. 30, 2026)

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Metro-East Lutheran visits Alton on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, for a nonleague boys basketball game at Alton High School. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT. Follow the game on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155550-metroeast-lutheran-vs-alton

Quick look

Match: Metro-East Lutheran Knights at Alton Redbirds

Date: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026

Time: 7:30 p.m. CT

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155550-metroeast-lutheran-vs-alton

Alton team page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/162263-alton-redbirds

Metro-East Lutheran team page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/142663-metroeast-lutheran-knights

What to know

Metro-East Lutheran makes the short trip to Alton for a nonconference matchup that could provide a late-January measuring stick for both programs. There’s no recent meeting on file in the game data provided, so Friday’s contest offers a fresh matchup for the Knights and the Redbirds.

From the schedule side, Alton’s next game after this is at Decatur Eisenhower on Feb. 2 (5 p.m.), while Metro-East Lutheran heads to Danville on Jan. 31 (3 p.m.).

Streaming and tickets

Metro-East Lutheran’s NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/metroeast-lutheran-high-school-edwardsville-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Alton’s NFHS Network page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/alton-high-school-alton-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

(If a live stream is available through those NFHS Network links, follow them for access. No ticketing links were provided in the game data.)

Fan engagement — follow and pick

Alton currently shows 1 fan on SBLive and Metro-East Lutheran shows 0. Picks are also at 0 for both teams. These numbers can change — follow the teams on SBLive to increase fan counts and make a pick for the team you want to see win. Picks are just for fun and are separate from any game projections.

How to follow

Bookmark the game page: https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/games/6155550-metroeast-lutheran-vs-alton

Follow each team on SBLive: Alton — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/162263-alton-redbirds; Metro-East Lutheran — https://scorebooklive.com/illinois/basketball/teams/142663-metroeast-lutheran-knights

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