The Murphysboro Red Devils will take on the Newton Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Murphysboro is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Harrisburg just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 59-33. 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 529th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Newton entered their game against Teutopolis on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Newton took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Teutopolis.
Newton's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Murphysboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Murphysboro was taken down by Newton 80-10 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Newton's Camryn Martin, who went 10 for 11 on her way to 24 points in addition to eight steals and six boards. Now that Murphysboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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