Tuscola is 2-8 against Franklin since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tuscola Mountaineers will host the Franklin Panthers at 8:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Tuscola was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-48 to Andrews. 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 453rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 212th).
| 12/11/24 vs Andrews | 22 |
| 11/22/24 @ Enka | 18 |
| 02/06/24 @ Pisgah | 15 |
| 12/10/24 vs Madison | 14 |
| 11/28/23 @ Cherokee | 12 |
Despite the loss, Tuscola got top-tier performance from Gavin Chouinard, who posted 22 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Chouinard a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ace Rogers, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Franklin came up short against East Henderson on Friday and fell 55-44. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Tuscola's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Franklin, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Tuscola was dealt a bruising 77-41 defeat at the hands of Franklin when the teams last played back in January. Can Tuscola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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