Tuscola and Enka are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2017, but not for long. The Tuscola Mountaineers will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Enka Jets at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Tuscola will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Wednesday, Tuscola lost to Madison on the road by a 67-49 margin.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bryce Ferguson, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Chouinard, who scored 13 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Enka, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They breezed by Mitchell to the tune of 95-60 on Tuesday. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Jets this season.
Enka's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lawson Mcclure, who went 10 for 13 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds, and Isaiah Phillips, who went 6 for 8 en route to 16 points plus four steals. The dominant performance also gave Mcclure a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Hyatt Middleton, who scored 11 points.
Tuscola's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Enka, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Tuscola took a serious blow against Enka in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 72-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Enka's Logan Trantham, who went 8 for 20 en route to 24 points plus six rebounds and four steals. Now that Tuscola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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