The Huntington Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Rusk Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Huntington took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Hudson by a score of 38-28.
Meanwhile, everything went Rusk's way against Newton on Tuesday as Rusk made off with a 57-35 victory. Given Rusk's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 636th, while Newton is ranked 1288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Rusk, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
Huntington didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Rusk in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, but they still walked away with a 45-40 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Huntington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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