The Alton Redbirds will challenge the Belleville West Maroons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Alton will bounce into Friday's match after beating Belleville East, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Alton strolled past Belleville East with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 61-47.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belleville West). They secured an 80-76 W over East St. Louis on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Maroons who have now won three games in a row.
Belleville West pushed their record up to 13-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points over those games. As for Alton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Alton was able to grind out a solid win over Belleville West when the teams last played back in January, winning 57-48. Does Alton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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