The Carterville Lions will take on the Murphysboro Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carterville is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Carterville came up short against Massac County and fell 43-33.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro suffered their biggest loss since December 27, 2024 on Monday. They had to suffer through a 67-35 loss at the hands of Harrisburg. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 140th).
Carterville's defeat dropped their record down to 8-18. As for Murphysboro, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season.
Carterville took their victory against Murphysboro in their previous meeting back in January by a conclusive 47-22. In that contest, Carterville amassed a halftime lead of 28-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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