In Friday's non-league outing, the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) basketball squad edged the visiting Carthage Bulldogs (Carthage, TX), by a count of 56-51.

The Eagles (2-17) will now prepare for their outing against Fairfield (Fairfield, TX). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 4-10 record.

The Bulldogs now hold a 0-7 record. They play next when they host Gilmer for a 4A Region III District 17 outing on Tuesday, January 2. Carthage will clash with a Buckeyes squad coming off a 42-36 non-league win over Bland (Merit, TX). The Buckeyes record now stands at 1-2.