Cairo is 0-4 against Carbondale since December of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The Cairo Pilots will be taking part in a tournament against the Carbondale Terriers at 5:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, Cairo was beaten by Harrisburg 69-40. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 557th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Carbondale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 69-58 to Mt. Vernon.
Cairo's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Carbondale, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
Cairo was taken down by Carbondale 68-31 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cairo was down 45-20.
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