Belleville East kept a clean sheet against Alton on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Alton Redbirds. Given Belleville East's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while Alton is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lainey Burress and
Emily Hinrichs scored both of Belleville East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Belleville East's win bumped their record up to 10-8-3. As for Alton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-18.
Belleville East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Edwardsville at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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