Belleville East had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Metro-East Lutheran Knights by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lancers also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
While Belleville East won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23.
Leading Belleville East to victory were Abi Monroe and Avery Gansauer. Monroe had four digs and two aces, while Gansauer had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gansauer has posted in she last four matchups.
Belleville East's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Belleville East will take on East St. Louis at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Belleville East is facing East St. Louis at the right time seeing as East St. Louis is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Metro-East Lutheran, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win vs. Cahokia on the 21st.
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