Football Recap: Alton Redbirds vs. Belleville West Maroons
Alton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against the Belleville West Maroons, falling 44-22. The Redbirds lost against the Maroons in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 8-7 score last time.
Although Alton took the loss, they still got scores from Hassani Elliott, Travis Billups, and Billups.
Alton's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Belleville West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Alton will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Edwardsville at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Belleville West also won't see the field for a while: their next gameis against East St. Louis at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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