The Bullard Panthers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rusk Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bullard's hitters rose to the challenge against a Fightin' Indians pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.08 points allowed on Friday. Bullard's pitchers stepped up to hand Jacksonville a 12-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Bullard sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, everything went Rusk's way against Palestine on Friday as Rusk made off with a 19-9 win.
Bullard is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season. As for Rusk, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 16-8-2.
Bullard beat Rusk 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Bullard repeat their success, or does Rusk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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