The Rusk Eagles will take on the Diboll Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rusk will be strutting in after a win while Diboll will be coming in after a defeat.
Rusk took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 27-6 margin over Mount Vernon.
The critical scores for Rusk came from Zamarion Tilley, Drew Lane, and Kyle Hooper.
Rusk wouldn't let Mount Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rusk can thank Hunter Moore and Daiden Peery for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Diboll ended up a good deal behind West Rusk on Friday and lost 32-13.
The victory got Rusk back to even at 1-1. As for Diboll, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Rusk didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Diboll when the teams last played back in November of 2017, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rusk since the squad 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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