After two games on the road, Red Bud is heading back home. They will host the Sparta/Steeleville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Bud will be strutting in after a victory while Sparta/Steeleville will be coming in after a loss.
Red Bud is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Carlyle 47-20 on the road.
Red Bud got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gavin Baldwin out in front who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Baldwin a new career-high in rushing yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Landon Ruebusch, who threw for 189 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Meanwhile, Sparta/Steeleville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Chester on the road and fell 49-2. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 500th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 96th).
The victory got Red Bud back to even at 2-2. As for Sparta/Steeleville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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