Belleville East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to the O'Fallon Panthers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lancers of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Saturday.
While Belleville East ultimately came up short, they really made O'Fallon work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 26-24.
Despite the loss, Belleville East still got an impressive performance from Abi Monroe, who had six digs and 12 assists.
O'Fallon was led to victory by Alli Hamm and Kennedy Weston. Hamm had eight digs and ten assists, while Weston had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Weston has posted since back in September.
Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for O'Fallon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Belleville East wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Edwardsville on the 10th. O'Fallon has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Belleville West on the 10th.
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