Having just played yesterday, the Belleville West Maroons will head out on the road to face off against the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Belleville West lost 62-38 to Granite City on Monday. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were beaten by Edwardsville 72-32. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Tigers are ranked 34th).
East St. Louis' loss dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Belleville West, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-19.
Belleville West suffered a grim 50-25 defeat to East St. Louis when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Belleville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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