Basketball Recap: Carbondale Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cairo

Terriers

Margin (Wins)

12/21/24 vs Cahokia	51
01/20/25 vs Cairo	50
12/05/24 @ Murphysboro	39
11/26/24 vs Carterville	38
11/29/24 vs Cairo	37

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carbondale). They took their game on Monday with ease, bagging a 74-24 win over the Cairo Pilots. The Terriers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Carbondale's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Cairo, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.

Carbondale and Cairo could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Carbondale (ranked 178th) will meet Nashville (ranked 21st) at 7:15 p.m. on January 27th. Similarly, Cairo will challenge Paducah Tilghman at 6:00 p.m. on February 3rd down 379 places (557 vs. 178).