Houghton Lake played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Pine River Area Bucks and fell 67-27. The Bobcats have struggled against the Bucks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Eli Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pine River Area, going 5 of 7 en route to 13 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in steals. Grady Moore was another key player, going 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Houghton Lake's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Pine River Area, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Houghton Lake will welcome Lake City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pine River Area, they will venture away from home to take on Morley Stanwood at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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