The Belleville East Lancers will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Belleville East is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Mascoutah by a score of 2-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Belleville East couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Marquette Catholic had to settle for a 3-2 loss against Granite City on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Marquette Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while Granite City is ranked 34th).
Belleville East's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-2. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-7.
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