Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville East edges Alton
February 6, 2024: Belleville, IL 62221 The Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL) basketball nipped the visiting Alton Redbirds (Alton, IL), 44-41 in Tuesday's league test.
The Lancers (19-9) will now prepare for their test against O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL). The Panthers go into the Southwestern test with a 17-10 record. In their last test, O'Fallon was tipped by Collinsville (Collinsville, IL), 58-48, in a league test.
The Redbirds now own a 15-12 record. They play next when they travel to Belleville West for a Southwestern test on Friday, February 9. Alton will encounter a Maroons squad coming off a 78-69 league loss to East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL). The Maroons record now stands at 14-13.