Belleville West hasn't had much luck against East St. Louis recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Belleville West Maroons will welcome the East St. Louis Flyers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Belleville West humbled Springfield Southeast with a 58-22 victory. Given the Maroons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Spartans are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis was able to grind out a solid win over Collinsville on Friday, taking the game 55-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Flyers.
East St. Louis' win came from a few key players Belleville West will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Montreal Stacker, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 17 points in addition to five assists and five boards. What's more, he also posted a 70% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ishaia Brown, who posted eight points along with 14 rebounds and three steals.
Belleville West's victory bumped their record up to 12-13. As for East St. Louis, their win bumped their record up to 13-14.
Belleville West was dealt a bruising 63-34 loss at the hands of East St. Louis when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East St. Louis' Alex Johnson, who went 9 of 14 to rack up 19 points and six steals. Now that Belleville West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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