The Red Bud Musketeers will challenge the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Red Bud is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Red Bud earned a 6-3 win over Dupo. The victory continues a trend for the Musketeers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Olivia Geralds
| 04/01/25 @ Dupo | 10 |
| 03/28/25 @ Breese Central | 9 |
| 03/19/25 @ Nashville | 9 |
| 04/25/24 vs Chester | 9 |
| 05/02/24 @ Sparta | 7 |
Olivia Geralds made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Peyton Kreher was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and one run. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Julia Whelan was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic lost 8-1 to Greenville on Monday. The Explorers haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Marquette Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Weiner, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That hit was Weiner's first of the season.
Red Bud pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Marquette Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Marquette Catholic's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Red Bud has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .485. It's a different story for Marquette Catholic, though, as they've only averaged .352. Will they be able to contain Red Bud's hitters?
Everything went Red Bud's way against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Red Bud made off with a 16-0 win. Do the Musketeers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Explorers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
