Red Bud was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 65-54 to the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians. While losing is never fun, the Musketeers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 465th, while the Indians/Lady Indians are ranked 75th).
Red Bud's loss dropped their record down to 10-20. As for Carlyle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Looking ahead, Red Bud will take on Sparta at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Carlyle, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against New Athens at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. New Athens is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Carlyle a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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