Carterville is 7-0-1 against Murphysboro since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Carterville Lions will look to defend their home field against the Murphysboro Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Carterville suffered a tough 11-3 loss at the hands of Massac County. Carterville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carterville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Skelcher, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harrisburg.
Murphysboro also got a good showing from Nathan Evans, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Carterville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Murphysboro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Carterville was able to grind out a solid victory over Murphysboro in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-0. Does Carterville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Murphysboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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