The Ruston Bearcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Northwood Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Monday.
Ruston managed to keep up with Byrd until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Bearcats lost 3-0 to the Yellow Jackets. Ruston haven't had much luck with Byrd recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Northwood duked it out with Evangel Christian Academy on Saturday. The Falcons narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Eagles 3-2. The win continues a trend for Northwood in their matchups with Evangel Christian Academy: they've now won six in a row.
Ruston's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Northwood, the victory got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Ruston couldn't quite get it done against Northwood in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as they fell 4-2. Can the Bearcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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