After flying high against Marion last Friday, Belleville East came back down to earth. The Belleville East Lancers fell just short of the Belleville West Maroons by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Belleville East was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Belleville West apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Belleville East's goal came courtesy of
Lainey Burress, which was the first she's scored this season.
Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 9-8-3. As for Belleville West, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13-1.
Belleville East didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win vs. Alton on the 9th. Belleville West has also already played their next matchup, a 4-0 defeat against O'Fallon on the 9th.
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