DuQuoin lost against Herrin back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The DuQuoin Indians had to suffer through a 71-43 loss at the hands of the Herrin Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Tigers are ranked 95th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Herrin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kyrese Lukens, who went 7 for 11 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lukens a new career-high in field goal percentage (64%). Jared Staple Jr. was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points along with five boards and three steals.
DuQuoin is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-14. As for Herrin, their record now sits at 21-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DuQuoin will venture away from home to take on Anna-Jonesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Herrin, they will square off against Massac County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Herrin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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