The Carterville Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Massac County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Carterville has four straight wins, Massac County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Carterville beat Harrisburg 60-49.
Meanwhile, Massac County fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Herrin on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while the Tigers are ranked 97th).
Carterville's victory bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Massac County, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
Everything went Carterville's way against Massac County in their previous meeting last Monday, as Carterville made off with a 67-47 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carterville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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