Belleville West is 8-2 against Alton since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Belleville West Maroons will welcome the Alton Redbirds at 7:00 p.m. Alton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Belleville West, who comes in off a win.
Belleville West took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over Normandy.
Meanwhile, Alton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 43-25 bruising from Triad. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
Alton's loss came about despite a quality game from Riley Smith, who threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Even if they lost, Alton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Elijah Stueckel with two.
Belleville West's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Alton, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Belleville West won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, slipping by Alton 8-7. Will Belleville West repeat their success, or does Alton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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