Illinois High School Basketball - Carterville overwhelmed by Frankfort
December 29, 2018: Carterville, IL 62918 The Carterville Lions basketball team (Carterville, IL), was routed 66-42 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Frankfort Redbirds (West Frankfort, IL)
The Redbirds now sport a 8-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Herrin for a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio battle on Friday, January 4. Frankfort will battle a Tigers team coming off a 37-35 non-league win over Christopher (Christopher, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 9-3.
The Lions (6-8) will now prepare for their battle against Sparta (Sparta, IL). The Bulldogs come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Mississippi battle with a 3-4 record. In their last battle, Sparta trounced Christopher (Christopher, IL), 78-50, in a non-league battle.