West Ottawa is 2-8 against Hudsonville since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The West Ottawa Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Hudsonville Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
West Ottawa hadn't beaten Grand Haven on the road since March 5, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. West Ottawa walked away with a 66-58 victory over Grand Haven. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Buccaneers are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, Hudsonville waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their game with ease, bagging a 63-34 victory over the Bulldogs. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for West Ottawa and bumps their season record up to 12-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points over those games. As for Hudsonville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
West Ottawa came up short against Hudsonville in their previous meeting back in January, falling 71-60. Can West Ottawa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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