A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Brethren Bobcats challenge the Evart Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday... The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brethren has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Evart will arrive with five straight wins.
Last Monday, Brethren came up short against Pentwater and fell 47-35. The matchup marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
While Evart didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 55-45 victory over Manton on Friday.
Evart's win came from a few key players Brethren will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aidan Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakobe White, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards.
Evart smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Evart pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22 points. As for Brethren, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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