Belleville East entered their tilt with Alton on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Alton Redbirds. That's more bragging rights for the Lancers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Belleville East easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15.
Belleville East's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3. As for Alton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
Belleville East's road trip will continue as they head out to face Breese Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Alton, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Lutheran North, where the match is scheduled at 5:45 p.m. Alton is facing Lutheran North at the right time seeing as Lutheran North is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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