Rusk has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Bullard Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Rusk is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since October 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Madisonville, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost three in a row.
While Rusk was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-5, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Bullard waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Hornets out 3-2.
Bullard had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-28, 25-14, 25-19, 15-9.
Bullard got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dakota Payne out in front who had 17 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Fussell, who had 12 digs.
Rusk's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Bullard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-16 record this season.
Rusk came up short against Bullard in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Rusk avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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