Meridian lost against Murphysboro back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Meridian Bobcats fell 72-61 to the Murphysboro Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Red Devils are ranked 29th).
| 12/14/24 vs Murphysboro | 2 |
| 12/14/24 vs Cedar Shoals | 2 |
| 12/12/24 vs Egyptian | 3 |
| 12/07/24 vs Waltonville | 2 |
| 11/30/24 @ Carrier Mills-Stonefort | 2 |
Meridian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Javionne Ranson, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 23 points. Ranson has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Colin Monan was another key player, going 8 for 11 on his way to 21 points.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Murphysboro, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Meridian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-17 win against Shawnee on the 16th. Murphysboro and Herrin will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
