In Tuesday's league outing, the Red Bud Musketeers (Red Bud, IL) basketball squad edged the host Okawville Rockets (Okawville, IL), by a count of 57-51.

The Musketeers (10-5) will now prepare for their outing against Sparta (Sparta, IL). The Bulldogs go into the Cahokia - Illinois outing with a 10-4 record. In their last outing, Sparta held off Marissa/Coulterville (Marissa, IL), 56-47, in a non-league outing.

The Rockets now hold a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Carlyle for a Cahokia - Illinois outing on Friday, January 5. Okawville will clash with a Indians/Lady Indians squad coming off a 44-21 non-league win over Farina South Central (Farina, IL). The Indians/Lady Indians record now stands at 12-3.