If East St. Louis was riding high fresh off their 15-0 takedown of Manual last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Flyers fell just short of the East Alton-Wood River Oilers by a score of 8-7 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Oilers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-1 back in March.
East St. Louis' defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-8. As for East Alton-Wood River, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 7-14.
East St. Louis and East Alton-Wood River could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Flyers (ranked 416th) will meet Collinsville (ranked 200th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River will face off against Freeburg at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (465 vs. 87).
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