Caledonia has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the West Ottawa Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Caledonia is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Michigan (they are ranked 110th, while West Ottawa is ranked 255th).
Caledonia pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 75-56 bruising from East Kentwood. Caledonia has not had much luck with East Kentwood recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Caledonia's defeat came about despite a quality game from Corbin Raffler, who scored 17 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Raffler has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Googins, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Ottawa was the victim of a rough 76-54 defeat at the hands of Hudsonville on Friday. West Ottawa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caledonia's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for West Ottawa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Caledonia against West Ottawa in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 82-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caledonia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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