Football Preview: Belleville East Lancers vs. Alton Redbirds
The Belleville East Lancers will head out on the road to challenge the Alton Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Belleville East will head out to face Alton after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Belleville East was dealt a 40-0 defeat at the hands of East St. Louis. The loss continues a trend for the Lancers in their matchups with the Flyers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Even if they lost, Belleville East's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Jonathan Rulo was especially locked on to East St. Louis' QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, 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 lost 44-22 to Belleville West.
Although Alton took the loss, they still got scores from Hassani Elliott, Travis Billups, and Billups.
Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Alton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Belleville East against Alton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 63-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belleville East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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