Basketball Recap: Webber Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Dec 16, 2024, 10:21am
Basketball Recap: Webber Trojans vs. Murphysboro Red Devils
After flying high against New Athens last Monday, Webber came back down to earth. The Webber Trojans were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 44-43 to the Murphysboro Red Devils.
| 12/13/24 @ Murphysboro | 11 |
| 11/30/23 vs Farina South Central | 10 |
| 11/26/24 vs Pope County | 8 |
| 12/05/24 @ Farina South Central | 8 |
| 01/02/24 @ Wayne City | 7 |
When it comes to explaining why Webber lost, don't look at Chloe King. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in boards. Edyn Knight was another key player, putting up six points and eight rebounds.
Webber's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Murphysboro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-8.
Webber and Christopher will compete for holiday cheer at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Murphysboro will take on Century in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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