East St. Louis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 60-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Belleville East Lancers. The Flyers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lancers earlier this season, when they won 63-45.
When it comes to explaining why East St. Louis lost, don't look at Montreal Stacker. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-14 on his way to 17 points. Alex Johnson was another key player, going 7-for-15 to rack up 14 points and six boards.
Flyers
| 02/21/25 @ Belleville East | 54-60 |
| 02/18/25 @ O'Fallon | 54-55 |
| 02/14/25 vs Edwardsville | 51-74 |
| 02/11/25 @ Belleville West | 76-81 |
Even though they lost, East St. Louis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.
East St. Louis' loss dropped their record down to 13-18. As for Belleville East, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-9.
Coming up, East St. Louis will challenge Civic Memorial at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East St. Louis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. Belleville East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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