If Rusk was feeling good fresh off their 27-6 takedown of Mount Vernon last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rusk Eagles took a 24-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Diboll Lumberjacks. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lumberjacks apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2017.
Jermicheal Sturns threw for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Aiden Barnett was his top target, picking up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Drew Lane rushed for 96 yards on only 12 carries.
Jamauri Gallien had an outrageously good game for Diboll as he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Gallien a new career-high in rushing yards. Latavian Forney got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Rusk now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Diboll, they pushed their record up to 1-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rusk will host Troup on Friday. As for Diboll, they will take on Woodville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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