Rusk was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 37-20 bruising from the Center Roughriders. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 705th, while the Roughriders are ranked 220th).
A big part of Center's win came down to the chemistry between Travis Belin and his top target Timothy Johnson. Belin threw for 220 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Johnson picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Johnson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making six total tackles and defending a pass.
Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Center, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Rusk does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Center, they will take on Gilmer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Center is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.2 points per game this season.
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