Basketball Recap: Tuscola Takes a Loss

Tuscola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 22nd straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through an 84-53 loss at the hands of the Owen Warhorses. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 448th, while the Warhorses are ranked 119th).

Gavin Chouinard

Points

12/09/25 vs Owen	17
12/05/25 @ Madison	22
12/02/25 @ Enka	26
11/25/25 vs Enka	32
11/21/25 @ Owen	15

Tuscola's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Chouinard, who shot 47% from the field en route to 17 points and eight boards. The matchup was Chouinard's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Bryce Ferguson, who posted ten points and five assists.

Tuscola's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Owen, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.

Coming up, Tuscola will be playing in front of their home fans against North Henderson at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mountaineers will need to watch out since the Knights have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Owen, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-48 victory against Brevard on the 10th.