The Murphysboro Red Devils will take on the Carterville Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Murphysboro is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since December 27, 2024 on Monday. They had to suffer through a 67-35 loss at the hands of Harrisburg. 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 575th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Carterville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 43-33 to Massac County.
Murphysboro has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-19 record this season. As for Carterville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Murphysboro might still be hurting after the 47-22 defeat they got from Carterville when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carterville's Maya Toliver, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 19 points 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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