Basketball Recap: Murphysboro Gets the Win

On Saturday, the Murphysboro Red Devils beat the Eldorado Eagles 62-49.

Murphysboro's win bumped their record up to 8-18. As for Eldorado, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Murphysboro and Eldorado could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Murphysboro will square off against Harrisburg at 6:00 p.m. on Monday down 435 places (575 vs. 140). Similarly, Eldorado (ranked 595th) will meet Fairfield (ranked 296th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.