Carterville was the 47-33 winner over Harrisburg when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Carterville Lions were beaten by the Harrisburg Bulldogs 70-27 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 76th).
Despite the loss, Carterville still got an impressive performance from Emma Rogers, who posted 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Carterville and nudges their season record down to 3-7. As for Harrisburg, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Carterville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-45 defeat against Massac County on the 19th. As for Harrisburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-33 victory against Murphysboro on the 19th.
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