The Marion Wildcats will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Belleville East Lancers at 5:00 p.m. Belleville East took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Marion, who comes in off a win.
Marion can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mt. Vernon with a sharp 5-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Marion needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Belleville East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 4-0 to O'Fallon. While losing is never fun, Belleville East can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 77th, while O'Fallon is ranked third).
Marion has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Belleville East, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-2.
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