The Murphysboro Red Devils were victorious over the visiting Meridian Bobcats basketball squad by a final score of 62-45 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Red Devils clash with the Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, January 18. Murphysboro will attempt to upgrade on its 5-16 season record. The Knights enter the outing with a 2-16 record after their 38-31 non-league loss to Maryville Christian (Maryville, IL).

The Bobcats (5-6) will now prepare for their outing against Joppa-Maple Grove (Joppa, IL). The Rangers enter the South Egyptian outing with a 0-7 record. In their last outing, Joppa-Maple Grove was defeated by Century (Ullin, IL), 47-27, in a league outing.