The Belleville East Lancers will head out on the road to  face off against  the Mascoutah Indians at 11:30  a.m.  on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked  in Illinois (Belleville East is ranked 59th, while Mascoutah is ranked 65th).
 Belleville East is likely headed into the  contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Granite City on Thursday. Belleville East suffered a  rough 4-0 defeat at the hands of Granite City. Belleville East has now  taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
 Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Mascoutah gave their fans yet another huge  win on Thursday. They blew past Highland 3-0. Give Mascoutah's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
 Belleville East's loss dropped their record down to 8-5-2. As for Mascoutah, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won six of their last seven matches,  which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record  this season.
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