Bucks
| 01/09/25 @ Evart | 55-71 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lake City | 52-33 |
| 01/06/25 vs Onekama | 63-31 |
| 12/19/24 @ Gaylord | 51-42 |
| 12/16/24 @ Manistee | 65-29 |
It was fun while it lasted, but Pine River Area's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Thursday. They lost to the Evart Wildcats on the road by a 71-55 margin. The loss put an end to the Bucks' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Pine River Area had strong showings from Mason Gugle, who posted 20 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, and Ayden Nichols, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Martin, who put up six points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Pine River Area smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pine River Area fell to 8-1. As for Evart, their win bumped their record up to 9-2.
Pine River Area will venture away from home to square off against Manton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Evart, they will welcome Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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