Spring Lake hasn't had much luck against Unity Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spring Lake Lakers will head out to challenge the Unity Christian Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Spring Lake earned a 50-38 victory over Hamilton.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Unity Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 54-41 win over Holland Christian on Tuesday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Maroons are ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Unity Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points over those games. Spring Lake pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Spring Lake took a serious blow against Unity Christian in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-25. Can Spring Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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