Belleville West is 0-10 against Edwardsville since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Belleville West Maroons will venture away from home to take on the Edwardsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Belleville West got the win against Alton by a conclusive 44-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Maroons.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edwardsville). They claimed a resounding 46-10 victory over O'Fallon at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Panthers are ranked 189th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belleville West's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Edwardsville, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Belleville West was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Edwardsville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Belleville West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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