The Rusk Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Athens Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rusk will be strutting in after a win while Athens will be coming in after a loss.
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 walked away with a 28-21 victory over Brownsboro. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Bears recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rusk to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maleki Overstreet, who rushed for 60 yards and one TD, and also threw for 36 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rusk was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Rusk didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Adrian Tumblin, Trendan Bonin, and Drew Lane picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Athens' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Carthage. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 30th).
Rusk's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Rusk was dealt a bruising 48-9 loss at the hands of Athens when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 34-2.
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