The Belleville East Lancers will challenge the Collinsville Kahoks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Belleville East turned things around against Alton on Tuesday. They never let the Redbirds get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Belleville East's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Alton are ranked 267th).
Meanwhile, Collinsville waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that Collinsville have won by just one goal.
Collinsville pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Belleville East, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-6.
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