Sumner was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against the Belleville East Lancers, falling 68-26. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 323rd in Missouri, while the Lancers are ranked 57th in Illinois).
Sumner's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Belleville East, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Sumner is taking a road trip to face off against Collegiate Medicine & Bioscience at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Belleville East, they and Belleville West will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belleville East knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Belleville West likes a good challenge.
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