Red Bud is 1-8 against Breese Central since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Red Bud Musketeers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against the Breese Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Red Bud took a blow against Roxana, falling 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Shells are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Breese Central on the road against Mater Dei on Friday as the team secured a 49-13 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
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.
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.
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 didn't just play on offense: he also made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Red Bud's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Breese Central, their record now sits at 2-0.
Red Bud suffered a grim 35-13 defeat to Breese Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baker, who threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Red Bud knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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