After flying high against Cairo last Monday, Carbondale came back down to earth. The Carbondale Terriers took a 59-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marion Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for the Terriers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Carbondale's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-9. As for Marion, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Carbondale and Marion could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Carbondale (ranked 188th) will meet Nashville (ranked 18th) at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Marion will face off against Mt. Vernon at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday down 72 places (96 vs. 24).
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