Basketball Game Preview: Holland Dutch vs. Zeeland West Dux

Holland hasn't had much luck against Zeeland West recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Holland Dutch will head out to square off against the Zeeland West Dux at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Holland is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They took a 48-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hamilton.

Meanwhile, Zeeland West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Spring Lake. While losing is never fun, the Dux can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 577th, while the Lakers are ranked 182nd).

Zeeland West's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Holland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.

Holland suffered a grim 69-47 defeat to Zeeland West in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Holland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.