Tuscola and Smoky Mountain are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Tuscola Mountaineers will be playing at home against the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuscola is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-45, which was the final score in Tuscola's tilt against Pisgah on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Smoky Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Robbinsville on Tuesday, taking the game 75-62. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Smoky Mountain now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Tuscola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Tuscola lost to Smoky Mountain at home by a decisive 73-54 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smoky Mountain's Custer Prenger, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 20 boards. 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.
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