The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Rusk Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Jacksonville and five for Rusk.
Last Friday, Jacksonville fell victim to a rough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Hudson.
Jacksonville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Rusk fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Madisonville on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-6.
Jacksonville's record now sits at 6-16-1. As for Rusk, their record now sits at 10-17-2.
Jacksonville came out on top in a nail-biter against Rusk in their previous matchup on April 5th, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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