The Pine River Area Bucks will venture away from home to challenge the Kent City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pine River Area will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Manistee, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Pine River Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over Manistee on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kent City's game on Tuesday was all tied up 18-18 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 44-33 victory over Mason County Central. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Spartans are ranked 382nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kent City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points over those games. Pine River Area's win bumped their record up to 9-12.
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