Pine River Area has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 59-47 to the Beal City Aggies on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Aggies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 69-43 last Monday.

Mason Gugle
02/20/25 @ Beal City | 10 |
02/18/25 vs McBain | 4 |
02/14/25 vs Manton | 8 |
02/13/25 vs Evart | 8 |
02/10/25 vs Beal City | 4 |
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Pine River Area lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Mason Gugle, who posted eight points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in January of 2024. Ayden Nichols was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with ten points and nine boards.
Even though they lost, Pine River Area smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
Pine River Area's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Beal City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Pine River Area nor Beal City have any future games scheduled.
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