Belleville West is 0-10 against Edwardsville since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Belleville West Maroons will venture away from home to take on the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Belleville West made easy work of Alton and carried off a 44-22 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Maroons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edwardsville). They really took it to O'Fallon for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-10 win at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Panthers are ranked 191st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belleville West's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Edwardsville, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Belleville West was taken down by Edwardsville 48-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Belleville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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