Basketball Recap: Noah Vanderlinde and Aidan Anderson Secure Win for Evart

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 put the hurt on the Brethren Bobcats with a sharp 68-48 victory on Wednesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bobcats are ranked 446th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Evart to victory were Aidan Anderson and Noah Vanderlinde. Anderson went 9 of 14 en route to 23 points and three steals, while Vanderlinde went 7 of 14 on his way to 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The game was Anderson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Johnson, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points.

Evart's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.6 points. As for Brethren, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Evart won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Beal City at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evart knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Beal City likes a good challenge. Brethren and Suttons Bay will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.