Rusk entered their tilt with Edgewood on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They escaped with a win against the Edgewood Bulldogs by the margin of a single free throw, 45-44. 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 pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Edgewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Coincidentally, Rusk and Edgewood will both be playing Cumberland Academy the next time they take the court. Edgewood will head out to face Cumberland Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, while Rusk will head out to face them at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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