Football Preview: Belleville East Lancers vs. Alton Redbirds
The Belleville East Lancers will face off against 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 had to suffer through a 40-0 loss at the hands of East St. Louis. The Lancers haven't had much luck with the Flyers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Alton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss 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 defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Alton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Belleville East against Alton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belleville East since the team 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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