The Van Buren Bulldogs entered their tilt with the Summersville Wildcats with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Van Buren secured a 64-59 W over Summersville on Thursday. Given Van Buren's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while Summersville is ranked 314th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Summersville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Andrew Buschmann. Despite the final result, he scored 29 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buschmann has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Summers, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Van Buren is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Summersville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season.
Van Buren does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Summersville also has no future games currently scheduled.
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