Basketball Game Preview: Hudsonville Eagles vs. Grand Haven Buccaneers

The Hudsonville Eagles will take on the Grand Haven Buccaneers in a tournament on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Hudsonville sitting on three straight wins and Grand Haven on six.

If Hudsonville beats Grand Haven with 51 points on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Hudsonville beat Kenowa Hills on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 51-46. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Knights are ranked 112th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, everything went Grand Haven's way against Zeeland West on Friday as Grand Haven made off with a 48-24 victory. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.

Hudsonville's record is now 18-7. As for Grand Haven, their record now sits at 20-3.

Hudsonville strolled past Grand Haven in their previous matchup back in February by a score of 49-34. Will Hudsonville repeat their success, or does Grand Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.