Herrin was the 52-45 winner over Murphysboro when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Herrin Tigers fell 48-40 to the Murphysboro Red Devils on Friday.

Madox Billingsley
02/07/25 vs Murphysboro | 16 |
02/04/25 vs Vienna | 7 |
02/01/25 @ Marion | 5 |
01/31/25 vs Carterville | 3 |
01/27/25 @ Frankfort | 12 |
+ 21 more games |
Herrin lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Madox Billingsley, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 16 points. Billingsley continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Grady Cox, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Herrin smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. This was only their second loss (out of nine games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Herrin's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 20-6. As for Murphysboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Herrin didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-43 win against DuQuoin on the 8th. As for Murphysboro, they will host Carbondale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Murphysboro is facing Carbondale at the right time seeing as Carbondale is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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