The Harrisburg Bulldogs will take on the Murphysboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrisburg has given up an average of 35.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Harrisburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Carterville on Friday. They were outmatched by the Lions and fell 39-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Lions are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Murphysboro came up short against Lift for Life Academy on Friday and fell 46-34. While the Red Devils had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Hawks 7-0.
Murphysboro's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Harrisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Harrisburg was dealt a bruising 47-13 loss at the hands of Murphysboro when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldogs were down 40-6.
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