Pentwater hasn't had much luck against Onekama recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pentwater Falcons will face off against the Onekama Portagers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Pentwater's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Pentwater is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Mason County Eastern: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pentwater blew Mason County Eastern out of the water with an 84-20 final score. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 31 points or more this season.
| 01/10/25 vs Mason County Eastern | 23 |
| 01/08/25 @ White Cloud | 23 |
| 01/03/25 vs Crossroads Charter Academy | 15 |
| 12/20/24 vs Bear Lake | 23 |
| 12/18/24 @ Marion | 24 |
| 12/16/24 @ Brethren | 20 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pentwater to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mikey Carlson, who went 10 for 18 on his way to 23 points and three steals. Carlson's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Johnson, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 20 points and four steals.
Pentwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Onekama). They walked away with a 60-51 win over Buckley on Friday. Given the Portagers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Bears are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pentwater's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 47.8 points. As for Onekama, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Pentwater couldn't quite finish off Onekama when the teams last played back in March of 2018 and fell 47-45. Can Pentwater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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