The DuQuoin Indians pushed their score all the way to 67 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 84-67 to Nashville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), DuQuoin still had to take the loss.
DuQuoin lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jeremiah Jones, who scored 13 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Trelin Smith, who scored 15 points.
DuQuoin has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season. As for Nashville, their victory bumped their record up to 17-13.
DuQuoin's road trip will continue as they head out to face Carlyle at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Carlylepresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than DuQuoin in Illinois (Carlyle is ranked 154th, while DuQuoin is ranked 453rd). As for Nashville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-40 win vs. Sparta on the 15th.
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