Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro nipped by Frankfort
January 6, 2015: West Frankfort, IL 62896 The Frankfort Redbirds tipped the visiting Murphysboro Red Devils basketball team by a final score of 51-48 in Tuesday's league game.
In their next game, the Redbirds face the Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) in a non-league game, on Saturday, January 10. Frankfort will attempt to move on its 9-1 season record.
With the defeat, Murphysboro moves to 6-3 on the year. The Red devils host Harrisburg (Harrisburg, IL) to face the Bulldogs in a Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio outing on Friday, January 9. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a record of 10-4. Harrisburg won 63-50 in their recent league outing against Benton (Benton, IL)