Softball Preview: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Sparta Bulldogs
Red Bud is 6-0 against Sparta since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Red Bud Musketeers will head out on the road to take on the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Red Bud has four straight wins, Sparta has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Red Bud earned a 9-4 victory over DuQuoin.
Danielle Schmitz looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Addi Dilley was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Ava Wagner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sparta's offense. They fell 5-0 to Carlyle last Tuesday.
Red Bud pushed their record up to 22-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went Red Bud's way against Sparta when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Red Bud made off with a 10-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Bud since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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