Football Preview: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Sparta/Steeleville Bulldogs
After two games on the road, Red Bud is heading back home. They will host the Sparta/Steeleville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Red Bud will be strutting in after a victory while Sparta/Steeleville will be coming in after a defeat.
Red Bud is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Carlyle 47-20 on the road.
Red Bud's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gavin Baldwin, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Baldwin a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Ruebusch, who threw for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Meanwhile, Sparta/Steeleville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Chester, falling 49-2. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 96th).
The win got Red Bud back to even at 2-2. As for Sparta/Steeleville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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