Rusk hasn't had much luck against Bullard recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eagles will face off against the Panthers at 6:30 p.m.
Rusk is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Hudson on Tuesday. They fell 7-2 to the Hornets.
Meanwhile, Bullard had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They never let the Mustangs get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Rusk's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 14-10-4. As for Bullard, their win bumped their record up to 20-7-1.
Rusk might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Bullard when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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