Alton is 2-8 against Belleville West since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Alton Redbirds are on the road again to play the Belleville West Maroons at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Alton ended up a good deal behind Triad and lost 43-25. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
Alton's defeat came about despite a quality game from Riley Smith, who threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Even if they lost, Alton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Elijah Stueckel with two.
Meanwhile, while Belleville West put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Normandy. Belleville West claimed a resounding 55-0 victory over Normandy at home.
Alton's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Belleville West, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Alton and Belleville West were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Alton came up empty-handed after an 8-7 defeat. Can Alton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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