The East Grand Vikings will face off against the Van Buren Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for East Grand and 19 for Van Buren dating back to last season.
On Friday, East Grand had to suffer through a 72-15 loss at the hands of Washburn.
Meanwhile, Van Buren was beaten by Central Aroostook 89-26 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Panthers are ranked 47th).
East Grand's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Van Buren, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
East Grand came out on top in a nail-biter against Van Buren in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 42-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Grand 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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