East St. Louis was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They were dealt a 72-32 loss at the hands of the Edwardsville Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Flyers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Tigers are ranked 44th).
East St. Louis' defeat dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Edwardsville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Looking ahead, East St. Louis will be playing in front of their home fans against Belleville West at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Edwardsville, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-30 win against Granite City on the 7th.
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