By Buddy "Friday Night" Cobb, Williamson County Bureau
HERRIN, Ill. — Carterville jumped on Herrin early and kept the pressure on, coming away with a win on the Tigers' home turf, according to the Southern Illinoisan.
For a county that measures its Friday nights as closely as its coal tonnage in the old days, an early lopsided scoreline against a rival like Herrin gets noticed fast — in the stands, at the diner counters, and everywhere the box score travels by Saturday morning.
The Southern Illinoisan did not detail the final score or individual performances beyond noting Carterville's fast start carried through the game. Herrin fans will be looking for answers before the Tigers' next outing.
filed from the courthouse steps, where the ghosts take good notes.
— Compiled from reporting by the Southern Illinoisan.
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