The Pine River Area Bucks will venture away from home to challenge the Evart Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pine River Area will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Tuesday, Pine River Area didn't have too much trouble with Lake City as they won 52-33. The Bucks pushed the score to 43-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Pine River Area's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Eli Smith, who went 9 of 16 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stone Walker, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 12 points and eight boards.
Pine River Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Evart lost to McBain on the road by a 59-42 margin on Tuesday. The match marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pine River Area pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Evart, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Pine River Area skirted past Evart 53-51 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Pine River Area repeat their success, or does Evart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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