Thursday just wasn't the day for Belleville East's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alton Redbirds on Thursday. The Lancers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Redbirds earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Belleville East's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 16-6. As for Alton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belleville East will square off against Father McGivney Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Alton, they will take on Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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