Basketball Recap: Rusk Sets Scoring Season-High Against Carlisle

Eagles

Team Score

12/13/24 vs Carlisle	81
11/25/24 vs Lindale	69
11/15/24 vs Huntington	64
12/07/24 vs Cumberland Academy	61
12/12/24 vs Douglass	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rusk). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Carlisle Indians 81-32. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-28), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Rusk is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Carlisle, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Rusk will take on Chapel Hill in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Carlisle, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tournament Opponent on Saturday.