The Pine River Area Bucks will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Kalkaska Blazers at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Pine River Area's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Kalkaska has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Friday, Pine River Area didn't have too much trouble with Northern Michigan Christian at home as they won 41-25.
Trevor Holmquist was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xander Martin, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Kalkaska was beaten by Grayling 73-41 on Thursday. Kalkaska has not had much luck with Grayling recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pine River Area is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Kalkaska, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season.
Pine River Area strolled past Kalkaska in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 49-33. Does Pine River Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kalkaska turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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