The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) and the host Newton Eagles (Newton, TX), observed Rusk's basketball team overwhelm Newton by a score of 57-35.

The Eagles (8-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Huntington (Huntington, TX). The Red Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 10-11 record. In their last challenge, Huntington was routed by Central Heights (Nacogdoches, TX), 57-42, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Huntington Red Devils (Huntington, TX) in a 3A Region III District 21 challenge, on Friday, January 10. Newton will attempt to improve on its 1-6 season record.