Basketball Recap: Carterville Piles Up the Points Against Frankfort

Carterville won the last time they faced Frankfort and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Carterville Lions claimed a resounding 52-23 victory over the Frankfort Redbirds. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Redbirds are ranked 463rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous 2 Games

02/04/25 @ Frankfort	52-23
02/03/25 vs Massac County	67-47

The win made it two in a row for Carterville and bumps their season record up to 12-12. As for Frankfort, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Carterville Lions take on the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Frankfort, they will challenge Nashville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.