Texas High School Basketball - Palestine sneaks past Rusk
January 24, 2025: Rusk, TX 75785
The Palestine Wildcats (Palestine, TX) basketball edged the host Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX), 59-54 in Friday's league bout.
The Wildcats now possess a 13-13 record. They play next when they host Hudson for a 4A Region III District 17 bout on Tuesday, January 28. Palestine will play a Hornets team coming off a 51-50 league loss to Bullard (Bullard, TX). The Hornets record now stands at 13-15.
With the loss, Rusk falls to 12-12 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Madisonville (Madisonville, TX) to play the Mustangs in a 4A Region III District 17 game on Tuesday, January 28. The Mustangs go into the game with a record of 19-6. Madisonville won 68-67 in their recent league game against Center (Center, TX)