Volleyball Preview: Grand Haven Buccaneers vs. West Ottawa Panthers
On Thursday Grand Haven will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will challenge the West Ottawa Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Grand Haven is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rockford just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Buccaneers have suffered since November 14, 2023.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-15.
Meanwhile, West Ottawa waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Tigers 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Ottawa got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Grand Haven's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for West Ottawa, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Grand Haven came out on top in a nail-biter against West Ottawa in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Haven since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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