Evart extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 7-10. They were dealt a 78-46 loss at the hands of the Pine River Area Bucks. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Bucks are ranked 157th).
As for Pine River Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. They have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine River Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Gugle, who went 8-for-14 en route to 18 points along with eight boards and five assists. Gugle has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Smith, who shot 57% from the field to rack up 20 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Evart has already played their next game (against Roscommon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pine River Area, they will host Manton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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