Harrisburg hasn't had much luck against Carterville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Harrisburg Bulldogs will welcome the Carterville Lions at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Harrisburg's tournament run continued when they took on Herrin on Saturday. Harrisburg took a 59-41 bruising from Herrin. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Tigers are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Carterville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Herrin.
Harrisburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Carterville, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Harrisburg came up short against Carterville in their previous matchup back in February, falling 49-44. Can Harrisburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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