The Tuscola Mountaineers will take on the West Henderson Falcons in a holiday battle at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuscola comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Friday, Tuscola was beaten by North Henderson 77-38. The contest marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
West Henderson had taken Enka down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Falcons fell 74-64 to the Jets. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Jets are ranked 144th).
Tuscola will have to contain Jonah Christ as he made an impact in West Henderson's last game. He posted 16 points and six rebounds. Zane McCraw was another key player, putting up ten points.
West Henderson now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Tuscola, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Tuscola ended up a good deal behind West Henderson in their previous matchup back in February, losing 83-66. Thankfully for the Mountaineers, Tyler Nash (who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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