Basketball Recap: Zeeland East Comes Up Short

Zeeland East and Zeeland West faced off in a cross-town battle on Tuesday. The Zeeland East Chix fell just short of the Zeeland West Dux by a score of 36-34. The Chix have struggled against the Dux recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Zeeland East's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Zeeland West, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.

Zeeland East and Zeeland West should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings. Zeeland East will challenge Holland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday up 342 places (118 vs. 460). Similarly, Zeeland West (ranked 38th) will meet Covenant Christian (ranked 280th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.