The Belleville East Lancers will take on the O'Fallon Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Belleville East is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 61-47 bruising from Alton on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 62-47 to Collinsville.
O'Fallon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-20. As for Belleville East, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
Belleville East came out on top in a nail-biter against O'Fallon in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 51-48. Does Belleville East have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Fallon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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