After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kaufman, Rusk was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mount Vernon Tigers as the Rusk Eagles made off with a 27-6 victory.
The critical scores for Rusk came from Zamarion Tilley, Carter Holland, and Kyle Hooper.
Rusk wouldn't let Mount Vernon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rusk can thank Hunter Moore and Daiden Peery for forcing both of them.
The win got Rusk back to even at 1-1. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rusk will venture away from home to challenge Diboll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mount Vernon, they will square off against Pottsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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