If Rusk was riding high fresh off their 39-10 takedown of Pineywoods Community Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rusk Eagles had to suffer through a 74-39 loss at the hands of the Chireno Owls. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Rusk's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of DaMaya Hart, who had 18 points along with four steals, and Jakaiyah Jenkins, who earned five points plus six rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Rusk smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Rusk dropped their record down to 2-1 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Rusk will welcome Fairfield at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Chireno, they will challenge Broaddus at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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