Illinois High School Basketball - Murphysboro can't hold off Freeburg
January 20, 2024: Freeburg, IL 62243 The Freeburg Midgets basketball team scored 53 points and held the visiting Murphysboro Red Devils to 49 in the Midgets non-league triumph on Saturday.
The Midgets now sport a 13-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host East Alton-Wood River for a Cahokia - Mississippi contest on Friday, January 26. Freeburg will battle a Oilers team coming off a 63-43 non-league loss to Gillespie (Gillespie, IL). The Oilers record now stands at 3-20.
The Red Devils (14-8) will now prepare for their contest against Lovejoy (Lovejoy, IL). The Wildcats enter the non-league contest with a 1-6 record.