O'Fallon has gone 10-0 against Belleville West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The O'Fallon Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Belleville West Maroons at 7:30 p.m. O'Fallon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Belleville West likes a good challenge.
O'Fallon can't be too worried about heading out to take on Belleville West: they just beat Normal Community at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. O'Fallon strolled past Normal Community with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 63-47.
| 01/11/25 @ Normal Community | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs East St. Louis | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Belleville East | 3 |
| 01/04/25 @ Whitney Young | 2 |
| 01/03/25 vs Geneva | 4 |
| 12/27/24 vs Mater Dei | 3 |
O'Fallon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Haeli Tart, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Tart is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Josie Christopher, who went 6 of 8 on her way to 16 points.
Meanwhile, Belleville West had to suffer through a 62-21 loss at the hands of Edwardsville. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Tigers are ranked 49th).
O'Fallon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Belleville West, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for O'Fallon against Belleville West in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 57-20 win. In that contest, O'Fallon amassed a halftime lead of 42-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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