The Carterville Lions basketball squad (Carterville, IL), was outscored 68-59 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Herrin Tigers (Herrin, IL)

With the win, Herrin upgrades its record to 17-4 on the season. The Tigers travel to Frankfort (West Frankfort, IL) to clash with the Redbirds in a non-league test on Monday, January 27. The Redbirds come into the test with a record of 6-13. Frankfort won 69-54 in their recent non-league test against Cairo (Cairo, IL)

The Lions (9-10) will now prepare for their test against Chester (Chester, IL). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league test with a 9-11 record. In their last test, Chester overcame New Athens (New Athens, IL), 51-44, in a non-league test.