Basketball Game Preview: Spring Lake Lakers vs. Zeeland East Chix

The Spring Lake Lakers will challenge the Zeeland East Chix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Spring Lake is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Covenant Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 45-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Chargers are ranked 45th).

Meanwhile, Zeeland East suffered their biggest loss since February 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 70-50 to Hamilton. The Chix have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Spring Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Zeeland East, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.

Spring Lake came up short against Zeeland East in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-64. Will Spring Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.