Football Preview: Rusk Eagles vs. Carthage Bulldogs
Rusk hasn't had much luck against Carthage recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rusk Eagles will host the Carthage Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m.
Rusk is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Athens on Friday. They were beaten by the Hornets 48-9. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 743rd, while the Hornets are ranked 209th).
Rusk didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zachary Adams and Hunter Moore. Moore is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Carthage had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They claimed a resounding 55-0 win over the Panthers. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won seven matches by 31 points or more so far this season.
Rusk's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Carthage, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Rusk was taken down by Carthage 49-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rusk was down 35-7.
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