The West Ottawa Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Grand Haven Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Ottawa will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Zeeland West, falling 42-22. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Dux are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Grand Haven ended up a good deal behind Traverse City West on Friday and lost 35-20.
West Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Grand Haven, their defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for West Ottawa against Grand Haven when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 38-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Ottawa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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