Collinsville is 10-0 against Belleville East since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Collinsville Kahoks will face off against the Belleville East Lancers at 8:00 p.m. Collinsville will be strutting in after a victory while Belleville East will be coming in after a defeat.
Collinsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Alton on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kahoks.
Meanwhile, Belleville East fell victim to Edwardsville and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Tigers are ranked 119th).
Collinsville's win bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Belleville East, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home.
Collinsville took their victory against Belleville East when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collinsville since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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