The Murphysboro Red Devils will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Murphysboro is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Carbondale by a score of 36-33 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were outmatched by Harrisburg at home and fell 47-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 122nd).
Everything went Murphysboro's way against Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Murphysboro made off with a 28-7 win. Will Murphysboro repeat their success, or does Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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