A victory for Pineywoods Community Academy just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 39-10 loss at the hands of the Rusk Eagles. The Timberwolves were down 28-4 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Rusk's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but JoHannah McDonald led the charge by going 8 for 10 en route to 18 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakaiyah Jenkins, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Pineywoods Community Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Rusk, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pineywoods Community Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brookeland at 5:00 p.m. on November 26th. As for Rusk, they will be playing at home against Chireno at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rusk is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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