Basketball Recap: Belleville East Piles Up the Points Against Belleville West

Lancers

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Belleville West	55
11/25/24 vs Granite City	50
01/27/25 vs Mascoutah	43
12/27/24 vs East St. Louis	42
11/21/24 vs Marquette Catholic	40

Belleville East had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the Belleville West Maroons 57-23. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Belleville East's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Belleville West, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belleville East will head out to face off against O'Fallon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Belleville West, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Cahokia at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Belleville West is facing Cahokia at the right time seeing as Cahokia is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.