Breese Central has gone 8-1 against Red Bud recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Breese Central Cougars will be playing at home against the Red Bud Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. Breese Central will be strutting in after a victory while Red Bud will be coming in after a defeat.
Breese Central will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 36-point they dealt Mater Dei on Friday. Breese Central blew past Mater Dei, posting a 49-13 win on the road. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Knights are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Preston Baker was a one-man wrecking crew for Breese Central as he threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Carter Deien was Baker's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Breese Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kyle Macdonald and Cole Michael Davis. Michael Davis also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Breese Central was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 440 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mater Dei only gained 232.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 57-26, which was the final score in Red Bud's tilt against Roxana on Friday.
Breese Central's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Red Bud, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Breese Central took their win against Red Bud when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-13. In that game, Breese Central amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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