A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Herrin Tigers take on the Carrier Mills-Stonefort Wildcats at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday... Herrin will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Herrin beat Freeburg 62-54. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Midgets are ranked 552nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kyrese Lukens
| 12/21/24 vs Freeburg | 26 |
| 12/20/24 @ Murphysboro | 18 |
| 12/17/24 vs Carbondale | 18 |
It was another big night for Kyrese Lukens, who went 9 for 17 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. The contest was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jared Staple Jr., who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Lukens wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Herrin was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Carrier Mills-Stonefort can finally bid farewell to their 27-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Pope County with a 51-46 win.
Herrin's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Carrier Mills-Stonefort, their win ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-9.
Everything came up roses for Herrin against Carrier Mills-Stonefort in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, as the squad secured an 87-42 victory. Will Herrin repeat their success, or does Carrier Mills-Stonefort have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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