In Tuesday's non-league challenge, the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Cumberland Academy Knights (Tyler, TX), by a final score of 9-2.

With the win, Rusk upgrades its record to 11-7 on the season. The Eagles host Hudson (Lufkin, TX) to battle the Hornets in a 4A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, March 26. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 14-4.

With the defeat, Cumberland Academy falls to 3-13 on the season. The Knights travel to Cayuga (Cayuga, TX) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Thursday, March 14. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 12-4. Cayuga won 9-0 in their recent league challenge against Neches (Neches, TX)