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| 12/09/23 - Away | 45-44 W |
| 12/10/22 - Home | 65-55 W |
| 02/20/21 - Home | 47-35 W |
Herrin is 3-0 against Carbondale since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Herrin Tigers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Carbondale Terriers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Herrin sitting on four straight wins and Carbondale on three.
Last Saturday, Herrin didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Urbana, but they still walked away with a 59-54 victory. Given Herrin's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Urbana is ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Herrin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Grady Cox led the charge by going 6 for 10 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Staple Jr., who went 6 of 13 on his way to 19 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carbondale). They breezed by Craigmont to the tune of 76-38 on Saturday. While the Terriers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Carbondale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Herrin, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Herrin won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, slipping by Carbondale 45-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carbondale's Decarl Payne, who posted 27 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Herrin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
