Murphysboro is 2-8 against Carbondale since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Murphysboro Red Devils will be playing at home against the Carbondale Terriers at 7:30 p.m. Murphysboro will be strutting in after a win while Carbondale will be coming in after a loss.
Murphysboro will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Herrin, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Murphysboro walked away with a 48-40 victory over Herrin on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Carbondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 67-53 fall against Marion. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Wildcats are ranked 46th).
Murphysboro's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Carbondale, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Murphysboro didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Carbondale when the teams last played back in February of 2021, but they still walked away with a 57-51 victory. Will Murphysboro repeat their success, or does Carbondale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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