West Ottawa is on a four-game streak of home losses, Jenison a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The West Ottawa Panthers will take on the Jenison Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
West Ottawa pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 72-56 to Grandville. While losing is never fun, West Ottawa can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while Grandville is ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Jenison came up short against Caledonia on Thursday and fell 57-44. Jenison has struggled against Caledonia recently, as their match on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
West Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Jenison, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
West Ottawa strolled past Jenison when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 49-35. Does West Ottawa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jenison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
