The crowd at Friday's league match between the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) and the visiting Madisonville Mustangs (Madisonville, TX), saw Rusk's softball squad achieve victory over Madisonville by a count of 17-8.

The Eagles now sport a 14-7 record. They take the field next when they host Jacksonville for a 4A Region III District 18 match on Tuesday, March 19. Rusk will face a Fightin' Indians squad coming off a 11-8 league win over Hudson (Lufkin, TX). The Fightin' Indians record now stands at 14-8.

With the loss, Madisonville falls to 8-7 on the campaign. The Mustangs host Palestine (Palestine, TX) to face the Wildcats in a 4A Region III District 18 match on Tuesday, March 19. The Wildcats enter the match with a record of 10-9. Palestine lost 25-0 in their recent league match against Bullard (Bullard, TX)