Belleville East and the Knights are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Belleville East Lancers will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Mater Dei Knights at 7:30 p.m. Belleville East will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Knights are ranked 22nd).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-32, which was the final score in Belleville East's tilt against the Panthers on Thursday. Belleville East was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-11.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei didn't have too much trouble with the Rockets on the road on Wednesday as they won 55-40. The win made it back-to-back wins for Mater Dei.
It was another big night for Alyssa Koerkenmeier, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Trame, who scored 15 points.
Belleville East has not been sharp recently as the team's lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Mater Dei, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Belleville East came up short against the Knights in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-41. Will Belleville East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
