Rusk was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost to the Madisonville Mustangs on the road by a 71-52 margin. 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 739th, while the Mustangs are ranked 281st).
Rusk now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Madisonville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rusk will head out to challenge Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Center knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Rusk likes a good challenge. As for Madisonville, they will venture away from home to take on Hudson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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