The Grand Haven Buccaneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Grandville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard on Tuesday.
Two weeks ago, Grand Haven ended up a good deal behind Rockford and lost 86-70. While losing is never fun, Grand Haven can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while Rockford is ranked 17th).
Even though Grandville has not done well against Caledonia recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Grandville came out on top against Caledonia by a score of 59-49.
Grand Haven now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Grandville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Everything went Grand Haven's way against Grandville when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as Grand Haven made off with a 74-54 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Haven since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
