The Murphysboro Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Carterville Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carterville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Murphysboro, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Murphysboro earned a 2-0 win over Harrisburg. The victory continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won five in a row.
Murphysboro not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Harrisburg between 16 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Carterville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to Massac County.
Carterville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-21.
Carterville's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Murphysboro, their win bumped their record up to 13-10.
Murphysboro couldn't quite get it done against Carterville in their previous matchup back in September as they fell 2-0. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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