Carlyle entered their contest against Red Bud on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians took a blow against the Red Bud Musketeers, falling 47-20. The Indians/Lady Indians haven't had much luck with the Musketeers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Red Bud's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gavin Baldwin led the charge by rushing 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.
Carlyle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Red Bud, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Carlyle will be playing at home against Dupo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Dupo knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Carlyle likes a good challenge. As for Red Bud, they will take on Sparta/Steeleville at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Red Bud is facing Sparta/Steeleville at the right time seeing as Sparta/Steeleville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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