Murphysboro won the last time they faced Massac County and things went their way on Friday too. The Murphysboro Red Devils came out on top against the Massac County Patriots by a score of 54-43. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Patriots are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Massac County's loss came despite strong showings from Jude Harmon and Jack Turner. Harmon went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points, while Turner posted 14 points.
Murphysboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Massac County, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-11.
Murphysboro will challenge Mascoutah at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Massac County, they will square off against Cairo at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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