Basketball Game Preview: Grandville Bulldogs vs. West Ottawa Panthers

Grandville is on a three-game streak of home losses, West Ottawa a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Grandville Bulldogs will host the West Ottawa Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Grandville came up short against Mona Shores and fell 42-35.

Meanwhile, West Ottawa ended up a good deal behind Hudsonville on Friday and lost 54-35. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Eagles are ranked 87th).

West Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Grandville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Grandville came up short against West Ottawa in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 48-41. Can Grandville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.