Basketball Game Preview: Forest Hills Eastern Hawks vs. Ottawa Hills Bengals

The Forest Hills Eastern Hawks will face off against the Ottawa Hills Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Forest Hills Eastern and four for Ottawa Hills.

Last Tuesday, Forest Hills Eastern had to suffer through a 79-48 loss at the hands of Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Cougars are ranked 79th).

Meanwhile, Ottawa Hills took a blow against Christian on Tuesday, falling 95-51.

Ottawa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Forest Hills Eastern, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-5.

Forest Hills Eastern was able to grind out a solid win over Ottawa Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 78-68. Does Forest Hills Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ottawa Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.