The Belleville East Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Belleville East strolled past Cahokia with points to spare, taking the game 68-50. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Comanches are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They secured a 45-41 W over the Kahoks.
Belleville East is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Edwardsville, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2.
Belleville East came up short against Edwardsville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 58-48. Can Belleville East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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