Preview: Carterville Lions vs. Murphysboro Red Devils
Carterville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Murphysboro is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Carterville Lions will take on the Murphysboro Red Devils at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Carterville was fully in charge, breezing past Vandalia 53-22 at home.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro blew past Wayne City, posting a 73-39 victory at home. Given Murphysboro's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while Wayne City is ranked 643rd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carterville has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Murphysboro, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10.
Carterville beat Murphysboro 49-41 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Carterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murphysboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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