Belleville East and Althoff Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Belleville East Lancers will welcome the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Belleville East sitting on three straight wins and Althoff Catholic on six.
On Thursday, Belleville East strolled past Granite City with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Warriors are ranked 415th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Althoff Catholic against Granite City on Tuesday as the squad secured a 63-30 victory.
Belleville East is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, 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 Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Belleville East lost to Althoff Catholic at home by a decisive 74-60 margin in their previous meeting on Friday. 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.
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