In Thursday's league challenge, the Red Bud Musketeers (Red Bud, IL) baseball squad edged the visiting Central Cougars (Breese, IL), by a final score of 7-6.

With the win, Red Bud upgrades its record to 9-7 on the season. The Musketeers host New Athens (New Athens, IL) to battle the Yellow Jackets in a Cahokia challenge on Monday, April 23. The Yellow Jackets come into the challenge with a record of 4-12. New Athens won 13-3 in their recent league challenge against Dupo (Dupo, IL)

With the defeat, Central falls to 9-5 on the season. The Cougars travel to Nashville (Nashville, IL) to battle the Hornets in a non-league challenge on Saturday, April 21. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 10-1.