The Red Bud Musketeers will face off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Red Bud is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Carlyle on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Red Bud was dealt a 60-26 loss at the hands of Carlyle. The Musketeers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-7.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Althoff Catholic against Metro-East Lutheran on Tuesday as the team secured a 53-21 victory. The Crusaders haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Red Bud better keep an eye on Amalia Distler. She was instrumental in Althoff Catholic's win, going 8-for-14 on her way to 20 points along with six boards and six steals. With that strong performance, Distler is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamora Davis, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Red Bud's defeat dropped their record down to 18-13. As for Althoff Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
Red Bud was taken down by Althoff Catholic 69-36 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Red Bud was down 34-11.
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