In Tuesday's non-league outing, the Murphysboro Red Devils (Murphysboro, IL) basketball squad nipped the visiting Marion Wildcats (Marion, IL), by a margin of 42-39.

The Red Devils (16-8) will now prepare for their outing against Frankfort (West Frankfort, IL). The Redbirds go into the Southern Illinois River-to-River - Ohio outing with a 5-20 record. In their last outing, Frankfort was tipped by Sesser-Valier (Sesser, IL), 71-46, in a non-league outing.

The Wildcats now own a 12-14 record. They play next when they travel to Mt. Vernon for a South Seven outing on Friday, February 10. Marion will clash with a Rams squad coming off a 71-69 league loss to Cahokia (Cahokia, IL). The Rams record now stands at 18-8.