The Belleville West Maroons are taking a road trip to take on the Alton Redbirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Belleville West's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
Belleville West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured an 80-76 W over East St. Louis on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Alton hadn't done well against Belleville East recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Alton strolled past Belleville East with points to spare, taking the game 61-47.
The win got Belleville West back to even at 13-13. As for Alton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Belleville West came up short against Alton in their previous matchup back in January, falling 57-48. Can Belleville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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