If Belleville East was riding high fresh off their 36-10 takedown of O'Fallon last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Belleville East Lancers fell 20-10 to the Edwardsville Tigers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Tigers are ranked 17th).
Kayden Wood threw for 83 yards on 13 of 20 attempts.
James Johnson was his top target, picking up 51 receiving yards. On the ground,
Machai Henderson rushed for 58 yards and a touchdown.
The critical scores for Edwardsville came from Yale Weaver, Steven Moore Jr., and Javion Smith.
Belleville East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Edwardsville, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
It'll be Eastside v. Westside when Belleville East's and Belleville West meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belleville West is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Belleville East will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Edwardsville, they will challenge East St. Louis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East St. Louis' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five games.
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