Football Preview: Rusk Eagles vs. Canton Eagles
The Rusk Eagles will head out to challenge the Canton Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Rusk focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Rusk will head out to face Canton after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Rusk took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Troup. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Rusk took the loss, they still got scores from Arthur Hill and Aiden Barnett.
Even though they lost, Rusk was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Canton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Mabank a 21-0 shutout. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Javonte Mcgee and he. Mcgee rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries while he rushed for 75 yards on only seven carries.
Rusk's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Canton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Rusk has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Canton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 342. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rusk beat Canton 21-13 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rusk since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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