Edwardsville was the 8-7 winner over Belleville East when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Tigers fell 9-5 to the Lancers on Thursday.
Edwardsville's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 21-8. As for Belleville East, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-5.
Edwardsville and Belleville East should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 43rd) will meet Jersey (ranked 269th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Belleville East will challenge Breese Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (81 vs. 392).
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