Basketball Recap: Belleville East's Winning Streak Snapped at Three Games

Lancers

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 vs Althoff Catholic	46-52
01/30/25 vs Granite City	54-37
01/28/25 vs Belleville West	58-43
01/25/25 vs Sumner	68-26
01/24/25 vs Althoff Catholic	60-74

After a string of three wins, Belleville East's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Althoff Catholic Crusaders. Sadly, that's the third time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 74-60 last Friday.

Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Althoff Catholic, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Belleville East and Althoff Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Belleville East (ranked 63rd) will meet Cahokia (ranked 230th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Althoff Catholic will challenge Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 312 places (22 vs. 334).