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RuskPalestine

Eagles
53
Wildcats
69

The Palestine (TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Rusk (TX) by a score of 69-53.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rusk1113141553
Palestine1322132169
Final score provided by M. Angton.
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Game Story

Texas High School Basketball - Rusk beaten by Palestine

January 12, 2024: Palestine, TX 75801

The Palestine Wildcats ran past the visiting Rusk Eagles basketball team by a final score of 69-53 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Wildcats face the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX) in a 4A Region III District 18 game, on Tuesday, January 16. Palestine will attempt to move on its 12-6 season record. The Fightin' Indians enter the game with a 7-12 record after their 62-60 league win over Bullard (Bullard, TX).

With the defeat, Rusk moves to 3-20 on the year. The Eagles host Hudson (Lufkin, TX) to face the Hornets in a 4A Region III District 18 game on Tuesday, January 16. The Hornets enter the game with a record of 20-4. Hudson won 50-43 in their recent league game against Madisonville (Madisonville, TX)

Rusk @ Palestine Basketball Game Info

Fri., Jan. 12, 2024 @ 7:30p
Palestine - Wildcats Stadium
The Palestine (TX) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Rusk (TX) by a score of 69-53.

Rankings & Records

Rusk (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
1,204534174
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
5-282-82-60-143-8.152.2001,5861,910

Palestine (23-24)

TXSectionState Div.
31515635
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-98-28-29-33-4.690.8001,6281,434

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rusk		9.511.110.813.948.1
Palestine		12.914.514.514.656.1

Head-to-Head

  • Palestine won on 1/12/2024
    1/12 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Rusk1113141553
    Palestine1322132169

    The Rusk (TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Palestine (TX) by a score of 69-53.

    Box score
  • Palestine won on 1/30/2024
    1/30 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Palestine1113171859
    Rusk61091439

    The Palestine (TX) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Rusk (TX) by a score of 59-39.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

RuskPalestine
-Points Per Game16.6
-Rebounds Per Game8.8
-Assists Per Game4.6
-Steals Per Game2.4
-Blocks Per Game0.3

Team Leaders

RuskPalestineNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#10 Kmari Gipson18.24.9
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Rebounds Per Game#23 Perry Cole jr11.02.6
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Assists Per Game#2 Lkaysin Martin3.41.0
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Steals Per Game#10 Kmari Gipson2.20.8
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Blocks Per Game#1 Jordan Walker0.40.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Rusk2-8Palestine9-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/24/23RuskWhitehouse(L) 59-2812/15/23WhitehousePalestine(W) 49-29
12/22/23RuskKilgore(L) 57-3511/28/23PalestineKilgore(W) 59-25
2/20/24PalestineKilgore(W) 47-42
1/17/24HudsonRusk(L) 65-411/19/24HudsonPalestine(L) 44-42
2/2/24RuskHudson(L) 54-462/6/24PalestineHudson(L) 49-46
1/19/24RuskBullard(L) 71-571/23/24PalestineBullard(W) 65-62
2/6/24BullardRusk(W) 73-592/9/24BullardPalestine(W) 61-52
1/23/24RuskMadisonville(L) 62-571/26/24MadisonvillePalestine(W) 61-44
2/9/24MadisonvilleRusk(W) 57-562/13/24PalestineMadisonville(W) 81-45
1/26/24RuskJacksonville(L) 70-461/17/24JacksonvillePalestine(W) 62-58
2/13/24JacksonvilleRusk(L) 72-562/2/24PalestineJacksonville(W) 45-41

Record Breakdown

Rusk (23-24)

Palestine (23-24)
5-28
Overall
20-9
2-8
League
8-2
0-9
Non-League
7-2
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
2-8
Common Opponent
9-2
2-6
Home
8-2
0-14
Away
9-3
3-8
Neutral
3-4
0-0
Playoff
1-1
5-28
In-State
20-9
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0