Basketball Game Preview: Tuscola Mountaineers vs. East Henderson Eagles

Two dominant guards in Ace Rogers and Caiden Brewer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tuscola Mountaineers will take on the East Henderson Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tuscola has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while East Henderson will arrive with 20 straight wins.

Tuscola is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Andrews on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tuscola took a blow against Andrews, falling 80-44.

Meanwhile, East Henderson hadn't done well against Brevard recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. East Henderson simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Brevard 72-29. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 25 points or more this season.

Tuscola's loss dropped their record down to 2-17. As for East Henderson, they pushed their record up to 20-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.

Tuscola took a serious blow against East Henderson in their previous meeting on January 7th, falling 74-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brewer, who went 12 for 21 en route to 34 points along with seven assists and five steals. Now that Tuscola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.