In Friday's league challenge, the Rusk Eagles (Rusk, TX) baseball squad triumphed over the visiting Jacksonville Fightin' Indians (Jacksonville, TX), by a margin of 8-2.

With the win, Rusk betters its record to 6-6 on the season. The Eagles travel to Palestine (Palestine, TX) to encounter the Wildcats in a 4A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, April 11. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 4-3.

With the defeat, Jacksonville falls to 7-13 on the season. The Fightin' indians host Bullard (Bullard, TX) to encounter the Panthers in a 4A Region III District 18 challenge on Tuesday, April 11. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 7-2. Bullard lost 6-0 in their recent league challenge against Hudson (Lufkin, TX)