Unity Christian and Zeeland East are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Unity Christian came up short against Hudsonville last Friday, falling 57-34. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Zeeland East was just a bucket shy of victory last Friday and fell 43-42 to Northview. While losing is never fun, the Chix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Wildcats are ranked 24th).
Unity Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Zeeland East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Unity Christian against Zeeland East in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 51-20 win. Does Unity Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Zeeland East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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