The East St. Louis Flyers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Lanphier Lions at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. East St. Louis is coming into the match on a six-game losing streak.
East St. Louis lost 58-32 to Simeon on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Lanphier played a tough contest on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Lincoln, falling 71-26. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Railsplitters are ranked 199th).
East St. Louis' loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Lanphier, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
East St. Louis didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lanphier when the teams last played back in December of 2017, but they still walked away with a 48-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East St. Louis since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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