Illinois High School Basketball - Belleville East edges O'Fallon
January 2, 2024: Belleville, IL 62221 The Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL) basketball nipped the visiting O'Fallon Panthers (O'Fallon, IL), 57-53 in Tuesday's league test.
The Lancers (8-7) will now prepare for their test against Belleville West (Belleville, IL). The Maroons go into the Southwestern test with a 7-7 record. In their last test, Belleville West was tipped by Memphis Home Education Association (Memphis, TN), 60-51, in a non-league test.
The Panthers now own a 10-7 record. They play next when they host East St. Louis for a Southwestern test on Friday, January 5. O'Fallon will encounter a Flyers squad coming off a 56-51 league win over Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL). The Flyers record now stands at 9-5.