Basketball Recap: Hamilton Sets Scoring Season-High Against Zeeland West

Hawkeyes

Team Score (Highest)

02/07/25 vs Zeeland West	73
01/28/25 vs Thornapple Kellogg	72
02/04/25 vs Zeeland East	70
01/31/25 @ West Michigan Aviation Academy	58
01/24/25 vs Holland Christian	57

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamilton). They blew past the Zeeland West Dux, posting a 73-45 victory. The Hawkeyes have beaten the Dux the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Dux has come to flipping the script.

Hamilton pushed their record up to 8-10 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points over those games. As for Zeeland West, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-17.

Looking ahead, Hamilton will challenge Holland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton is facing Holland at the right time seeing as Holland is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Zeeland West, they and Portland will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Portland will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Zeeland West surely won't give up without a fight.