West Rusk is 0-10 against Tatum since December of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The West Rusk Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tatum Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
West Rusk is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 57-37 to Troup. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1134th, while the Tigers are ranked 490th).
Meanwhile, Tatum had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Bears 76-36. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 26 points or more this season.
Tatum pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points per game. As for West Rusk, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
West Rusk was taken down by Tatum 82-28 in their previous matchup on January 7th. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Rusk was down 47-18.
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