Baseball Game Preview: Murphysboro Red Devils vs. DuQuoin Indians

Murphysboro and DuQuoin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Murphysboro will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Murphysboro barely beat Herrin the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Red Devils blew past the Tigers 11-3 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.

Nathan Evans tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.

Gage Taylor

Runs

05/09/25 vs Herrin	4
05/07/25 @ Pinckneyville	2
04/18/25 @ Centralia	2
04/15/25 @ Carterville	2
03/29/25 @ Goreville	2
+ 8 more games

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gage Taylor, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Murphysboro is 6-2 when Taylor posts two or more runs, but 5-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bryce Edwards, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run.

Murphysboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, DuQuoin narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Carmi-White County 5-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.

Murphysboro's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for DuQuoin, their victory bumped their record up to 17-12.

Murphysboro was able to grind out a solid win over DuQuoin in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 9-4. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.