The Belleville East Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Mater Dei Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Belleville East is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering O'Fallon just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to the Panthers 54-50.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei posted their biggest victory since January 15th on Wednesday. They really took it to Okawville for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-29 win. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
Mater Dei's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-9. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Belleville East, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9.
Belleville East came up short against Mater Dei when the teams last played back in January, falling 56-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mater Dei's Alyssa Koerkenmeier, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Belleville East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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