Basketball Game Preview: Zeeland West Dux vs. Portland Raiders

The Zeeland West Dux and the Portland Raiders will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Zeeland West has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 18 straight losses, while Portland will come in with five straight wins.

On Friday, Zeeland West was beaten by Hamilton 73-45.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Portland over Lakewood in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Portland blew Lakewood out of the water with a 67-25 final score. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Vikings are ranked 537th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Portland pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Zeeland West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.