Eldorado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Murphysboro Red Devils 73-29. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Red Devils are ranked 66th).
| 02/04/25 vs Murphysboro | 15 |
| 01/24/25 vs DuQuoin | 13 |
| 11/27/24 @ Vienna | 11 |
| 11/26/24 vs Carrier Mills-Stonefort | 8 |
| 11/25/24 vs Meridian | 6 |
Eldorado's loss came despite strong showings from Rodie Williams and Drayson Grathler. Williams went 5 for 8 en route to 15 points, while Grathler posted eight points. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in points.
Eldorado's record is now 5-18. As for Murphysboro, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eldorado will challenge Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Eldorado surely won't give up without a fight. As for Murphysboro, they will square off against Herrin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Herrin is on a three-game streak of home wins, Murphysboro a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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