After each having a week off, the Bullard Panthers and the Rusk Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Bullard and three for Rusk.
Bullard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Teague by a score of 30-28 last Friday. While the Panthers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Lions 14-8.
Bullard's defeat came about despite a quality game from Crew Bowman, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 248 yards and a touchdown. 124 of those passing yards were hauled in by Hendrix Smith.
Bullard wouldn't let Teague keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bullard can thank Nehemiah Thomas and Dylan Fowler for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Rusk ended up a good deal behind Canton two weeks ago and lost 21-3. The matchup marked Rusk's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Bullard's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Rusk, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
Bullard came up short against Rusk in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Bullard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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