The Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions will be playing at home against the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (Cardinal Ritter College Prep is ranked 43rd in Missouri, while East St. Louis is ranked 47th in Illinois).
Cardinal Ritter College Prep's 29-4 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 62-49 loss to Quincy.
Meanwhile, even though Lanphier scored an imposing 58 points on Saturday, East St. Louis still came out on top. East St. Louis took their matchup against Lanphier 70-58. 70 seems to be a good number for East St. Louis as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
East St. Louis got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Powell out in front who scored 19 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Powell hasn't dropped below 15points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Davis Bynum, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep has not been sharp recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for East St. Louis, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Everything went Cardinal Ritter College Prep's way against East St. Louis in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 as Cardinal Ritter College Prep made off with a 66-45 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East St. Louis' Macaleab Rich, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Cardinal Ritter College Prep to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
