The Roscommon Bucks will challenge the Pine River Area Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Roscommon is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Roscommon came up short against Evart on Thursday, falling 69-46. While losing is never fun, the Bucks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 517th, while the Wildcats are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Pine River Area didn't have too much trouble with Northern Michigan Christian on Thursday as they won 62-44. The Bucks pushed the score to 55-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Comets cut but never quite recovered from.
Roscommon better keep an eye on Mason Gugle. He was instrumental in Pine River Area's win, going 8 for 12 en route to 21 points. Gugle has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Stone Walker was another key player, putting up eight points and 13 boards.
Pine River Area smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Roscommon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Pine River Area, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Roscommon was able to grind out a solid victory over Pine River Area in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 69-62. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pine River Area's Trevor Holmquist, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roscommon still be able to contain Holmquist? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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