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| 03/01/24 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 02/25/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 03/04/21 - Neutral | 6-5 W |
| 02/28/19 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/17/18 - Away | 17-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Rusk is 9-1 against Tatum since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. We've got a battle between Eagles coming up. Rusk will be strutting in after a win while Tatum will be coming in after a defeat.
Rusk was handed a 13-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Nacogdoches. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Ross Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Rusk's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bently Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another was Nash Acker, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tatum was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of Diboll. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by just one run.
Tatum's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Rusk, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Rusk skirted past Tatum 4-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rusk since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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