Belleville East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell just short of the O'Fallon Panthers by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Panthers are ranked 77th).
Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for O'Fallon, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belleville East will face off against Alton at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for O'Fallon, they are taking a road trip to challenge Chaminade at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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