Carterville football coach Brett Diel spoke with voice of the Lions, Dave McKenzie, before Friday night's game at #2 Benton.  Diel is excited to finally be playing football in the fall again and spoke about the challenge of facing Benton - who appears to have reloaded after an exciting 5-1 spring season.  Hear the Lions on Newsradio WJPF 1340 AM and 99.5 FM Friday night:

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Saluki guard Lance Jones caught fire versus Valparaiso on Sunday with a game-high 22 points to go with 7 assists in a 75-55 win. Lance joined us to break down his game, as well as preview a rematch with Missouri State Wednesday night at Banterra Center.

Zac Westcott retired the first 19 batters he faced in Tuesday night's series opener against the West Division leading Florence Y'alls.  That performance led to a 5-1 victory.  Hear comments from both Westcott and skipper Mike Pinto after the game:

Zac Westcott w/ John Homan 0:00

Mike Pinto w/ Dave McKenize 1:52