Lancers
| 05/15/25 vs Edwardsville | 9-5 |
| 05/13/25 @ Collinsville | 15-0 |
| 05/09/25 vs Red Bud | 6-1 |
| 05/08/25 vs O'Fallon | 10-1 |
| 05/06/25 @ Granite City | 12-0 |
| + 8 more games |
Belleville East waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They came out on top against the Edwardsville Tigers by a score of 9-5. This was a revenge game for the Lancers: when they faced off against the Tigers back in April, they had to take a 8-7 defeat.
Belleville East pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Edwardsville, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 21-8.
Belleville East and Edwardsville should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Lancers (ranked 81st) will meet Breese Central (ranked 392nd) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Edwardsville will face off against Jersey at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (43 vs. 269).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
