Rusk entered their contest against Troup on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Rusk Eagles fell 24-14 to the Troup Tigers. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2015.
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.
Troup was led to victory by Brett Wells and Bryce Wallum. Wells rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, while Wallum rushed for 125 yards on only 11 carries. Wallum's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
This is the second loss in a row for Rusk and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Troup, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Rusk will head out to face off against Canton on Friday. Canton will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Rusk surely won't give up without a fight. As for Troup, they will face off against Arp at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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