Basketball Recap: Murphysboro Piles Up the Points Against Eldorado

Red Devils

Margin (Wins)

12/07/24 vs Sparta	57
02/04/25 @ Eldorado	44
12/21/24 vs DuQuoin	35
01/15/25 vs St. Pius X	35
12/03/24 vs Cairo	29

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Murphysboro on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Eldorado Eagles out of the water with a 73-29 final score. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the defeat, Eldorado had strong showings from Rodie Williams, who went 5 of 8 en route to 15 points, and Drayson Grathler, who posted eight points. Those 15 points gave Williams a new career-high.

Murphysboro is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Eldorado, they dropped their record down to 5-18 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Murphysboro has already played their next game (against Herrin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Eldorado will head out on the road to take on Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Eldorado surely won't give up without a fight.