Rusk was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Palestine Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on October 7th.
Rusk actually scored more points across those five sets (106-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 17-25, 20-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-11.
Rusk's defeat dropped their record down to 9-22. As for Palestine, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 23-16.
As of now, neither Rusk nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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