Illinois High School Basketball - East St. Louis overwhelms Belleville West
February 8, 2022: East St. Louis, IL 62205 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the East St. Louis Flyers (East St. Louis, IL) and the visiting Belleville West Maroons (Belleville, IL), saw East St. Louis's basketball squad wallop Belleville West by a tally of 71-46.
With the victory, East St. Louis improves its record to 20-5 on the campaign. The Flyers travel to Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL) to confront the Tigers in a Southwestern challenge on Friday, February 11. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 10-16. Edwardsville lost 63-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Mascoutah (Mascoutah, IL)
Next up, the Maroons confront the Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL) in a Southwestern challenge, on Friday, February 11. Belleville West will attempt to improve on its 7-17 season record. The Redbirds come into the challenge with a 4-21 record after their 59-23 league loss to Belleville East (Belleville, IL).