The Tuscola Mountaineers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight defeat. They took a serious blow against West Henderson, falling 88-53. Tuscola has not had much luck with West Henderson recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Tuscola saw an underclassman step up: Jeremy Horton scored six points along with nine rebounds and seven blocks. Horton has been hot recently, having posted three or more blocks the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Ollis, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and two steals.
West Henderson was led to victory by Grant Putnam and Jackson Lyda. Putnam scored 19 points along with eight rebounds, while Lyda almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine assists. It was the first time this season that Lyda posted eight or more assists. Diego Castro was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Tuscola dropped their record down to 1-19 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Henderson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Tuscola will head out on the road to take on North Henderson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Hendersonpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Tuscola in North Carolina (North Henderson is ranked 110th, while Tuscola is ranked 566th). West Henderson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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