Evart and Manton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2019, but not for long. The Evart Wildcats will be playing at home against the Manton Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Evart has seven straight wins, Manton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Evart was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake City, taking the game 68-55. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Trojans are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Manton played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 78-43 loss at the hands of McBain. The Rangers were down 60-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Evart has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Manton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Evart was able to grind out a solid win over Manton in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 55-45. Will Evart repeat their success, or does Manton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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