The Belleville West Maroons basketball squad (Belleville, IL), was nudged 55-50 in Tuesday's league battle with the visiting Belleville East Lancers (Belleville, IL)

With the victory, Belleville East advances its record to 20-9 on the year. The Lancers host East St. Louis (East St. Louis, IL) to meet the Flyers in a Southwestern battle on Friday, February 21. The Flyers enter the battle with a record of 13-17. East St. Louis lost 55-54 in their recent league battle against O'Fallon (O'Fallon, IL)

The Maroons now own a 13-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Edwardsville for a Southwestern battle on Friday, February 21. Belleville West will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 48-34 league win over Collinsville (Collinsville, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 26-2.