Belleville East won the last time they faced Granite City and things went their way on Thursday too. The Belleville East Lancers took down the Granite City Warriors 54-37. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Warriors are ranked 420th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite City's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Evan Brewer, who went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points. Another player making a difference was Javier Cass, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points.
Belleville East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Granite City, they dropped their record down to 8-18 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Belleville East has already played their next match, a 52-46 loss against Althoff Catholic on the 1st. As for Granite City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-33 defeat against Gateway Legacy Christian Academy on the 4th.
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