Basketball Game Preview: Belleville East Lancers vs. Alton Redbirds

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	42-55 L
02/06/24 - Home	44-41 W
02/03/24 - Away	53-51 W
02/07/23 - Away	57-45 W
01/20/23 - Neutral	71-43 W
+ 5 more games

Belleville East is 9-1 against Alton since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Belleville East Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the Alton Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Friday, Belleville East was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-51 to Edwardsville.

Meanwhile, Alton came up short against Althoff Catholic on Saturday and fell 56-47.

Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Belleville East, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.

Belleville East came up short against Alton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 55-42. Can Belleville East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.