Illinois High School Basketball - Herrin edged by Benton
December 9, 2016: Herrin, IL 62948 The Herrin Tigers basketball team (Herrin, IL), was nudged 54-52 in Friday's league battle with the visiting Benton Rangers (Benton, IL)
The Rangers now possess a 6-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Carmi-White County for a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 13. Benton will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 76-63 non-league win over Norris City-Omaha-Enfield (Norris City, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-1.
The Tigers (4-2) will now prepare for their battle against Murphysboro (Murphysboro, IL). The Red Devils come into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio battle with a 2-0 record.