The Grand Haven Buccaneers are taking a road trip to face off against the Grandville Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grand Haven has five straight victories, Grandville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Grand Haven will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Hudsonville, who they had gone 1-7-1 against in their nine prior meetings. The Buccaneers came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. Given Grand Haven's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Hudsonville are ranked 96th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Grandville came up short against West Ottawa on Tuesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Grandville have lost by exactly two goals.
Grand Haven pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five contests. As for Grandville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-2.
Grand Haven took their win against Grandville when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buccaneers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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