The Grand Haven Buccaneers will challenge the Zeeland West Dux at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Zeeland West will be up against a hot Grand Haven team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Grand Haven blew past West Ottawa 65-34 on Wednesday. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a classic East v. West duel when Zeeland West duked it out with Zeeland East on Wednesday. Everything went Zeeland West's way against Zeeland East as Zeeland West made off with a 52-31 win. The Dux not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since January 21st.
Zeeland West is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Grand Haven's victory bumped their record up to 19-3.
Grand Haven was able to grind out a solid win over Zeeland West in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, winning 44-33. 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.
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