It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rusk can now relate to. They took a hard 68-53 fall against the Bridge City Cardinals on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Cardinals are ranked 197th).
Bridge City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaylee Britten, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 11 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Britten a new career-high in assists (four). Nicole Sasser was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Rusk's defeat dropped their record down to 12-21. As for Bridge City, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-3.
Rusk does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bridge City, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals challenge the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheatley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Bridge City likes a good challenge.
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