Basketball Recap: New Buffalo Bison vs. River Valley Mustangs
The New Buffalo Bison had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They blew past River Valley 58-31 on the road. For New Buffalo, this counts as revenge for the 58-42 loss the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Lucas Forker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of James Shaw, who scored ten points along with three steals.
New Buffalo is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for River Valley, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
New Buffalo will head out on the road to face off against the Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Our Lady of the Lake Catholic is on a three-game streak of home wins, the Bison a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. River Valley will take on the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Howardsville Christian presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Mustangs in Michigan (the Eagles are ranked 319th, while the Mustangs are ranked 716th).
