The Carterville Lions will take on the Chester Yellowjackets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Carterville came up short against Harrisburg and fell 33-25. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 127th).
Meanwhile, Chester played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Okawville 72-31. The defeat continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Carterville's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Chester, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
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