Photo by Jeff Helmkamp

 

Photo by Jeff Helmkamp

 

Photo by Jeff Helmkamp

 

Photo by Jeff Helmkamp

The streak is over.

The Alton girls basketball team snapped a 36-game Southwestern Conference losing streak with a 46-22 win over the Granite City Warriors on Thursday at Granite City.

The Redbirds' last conference victory was on Jan. 20, 2015, when they beat the Warriors 52-41. They finished 3-11 in conference play during the 2014-15 season.

Alton finished 0-14 in league play the last two seasons. The Redbirds lost their first three conference games before pulling off the win over the Warriors.

AHS improved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in conference play and snapped a five-game losing streak. The Redbirds began their season on Nov. 14 with a 51-36 win over Calhoun in the first round of the Alton Tip-Off Classic. They will return to action at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with a home game against Riverview Gardens.

Alton finished 3-23 last year. It returned several players from last year's team, including Rayn Tally, Chr'shonna Hickman, Deija Carter, Jayla Fox and A'llurah Bowens.

Granite City dropped to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in conference play. The Warriors have lost back-to-back games since defeating Madison 46-41 in their season opener on Nov. 28. They return to action at 7:30 p.m. Monday against O'Fallon.

Senior Viktoria Johnson is the only returning player from last year's team that finished 9-15