The Zeeland East Chix's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Jenison Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 29th. Hopefully Zeeland East focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Zeeland East had to settle for a 36-34 defeat against Allendale. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Zeeland East in their matchups with Allendale: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Zeeland East had strong showings from Mirra Fenlon, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds, and Emily Wierenga, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Wierenga has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Jenison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 56-42 bruising from Kenowa Hills. While losing is never fun, Jenison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Kenowa Hills is ranked 77th).
Zeeland East's record now sits at 5-16. Jenison's record is now 5-16.
Things could have been worse for Zeeland East, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-27 loss to Jenison in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Zeeland East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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