Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville East edges O'Fallon
December 15, 2017: Belleville, IL 62221 The Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL) basketball nipped the visiting O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL), 72-68 in Friday's league test.
The Lancers (4-4) will now prepare for their test against Alton (Alton, IL). The Redbirds go into the Southwestern test with a 6-1 record. In their last test, Alton got by Collinsville (Collinsville, IL), 81-75, in a league test.
The Panthers now own a 5-3 record. They play next when they travel to Belleville West for a Southwestern test on Tuesday, December 19. O'Fallon will encounter a Maroons squad coming off a 80-64 league win over East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 7-1.