Harrisburg is 2-8 against Murphysboro since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Harrisburg Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Murphysboro Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Harrisburg is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, Harrisburg was able to grind out a solid win over Hamilton County, taking the game 50-43. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Foxes are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Murphysboro's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 58-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pinckneyville.
Harrisburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Murphysboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.
Harrisburg came up short against Murphysboro when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 75-66. Can Harrisburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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