Basketball Recap: Tuscola Takes a Loss

Tuscola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 63-51 to the Madison Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 73-45 back in November.

Gavin Chouinard

Points

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

When it comes to explaining why Tuscola lost, don't look at Gavin Chouinard. Despite the final result, he posted 22 points. The game was Chouinard's fourth in a row with at least 15 points. Jett Bartley also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.

Madison's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brady Mcdevitt, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds. Mcdevitt continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Gault, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards.

Tuscola's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Madison, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-4.

Tuscola has already played their next matchup (against Owen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Madison, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 74-67 defeat against Enka on the 9th.