Texas High School Basketball - Madisonville tipped by Rusk
February 9, 2024: Rusk, TX 75785 The Rusk Eagles basketball team scored 57 points and held the visiting Madisonville Mustangs to 56 in the Eagles league triumph on Friday.
The Eagles now sport a 5-26 record. They put it on the line next when they host Jacksonville for a 4A Region III District 18 contest on Tuesday, February 13. Rusk will meet a Fightin' Indians team coming off a 54-46 league loss to Hudson (Lufkin, TX). The Fightin' Indians record now stands at 11-16.
The Mustangs (4-23) will now prepare for their contest against Palestine (Palestine, TX). The Wildcats enter the 4A Region III District 18 contest with a 18-8 record. In their last contest, Palestine nudged Bullard (Bullard, TX), 61-52, in a league contest.