A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Herrin Tigers take on the Marion Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday... Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Herrin is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They managed a 42-37 victory over Massac County on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Marion hadn't done well against Centralia recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Marion snuck past Centralia with a 48-43 win. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Orphans are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Herrin's record now sits at 9-16. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Herrin was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 61-48. Does Herrin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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