In Friday's league outing, the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL), by a margin of 54-48.

The Red Devils (17-6) will now prepare for their outing against Marion (Marion, IL). The Wildcats go into the non-league outing with a 15-9 record. In their last outing, Marion was tipped by Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel, IL), 59-42, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now own a 4-14 record. They play next when they travel to Teutopolis for a non-league outing on Saturday, February 3. Herrin will clash with a Wooden Shoes squad coming off a 53-50 non-league loss to St. Anthony (Effingham, IL). The Wooden Shoes record now stands at 16-7.