The Grand Haven Buccaneers are taking a road trip to face off against the Zeeland West Dux at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Neither Grand Haven nor Zeeland West posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Grand Haven's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They skirted past West Ottawa 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Buccaneers have posted against the Panthers since May 4, 2023.
Meanwhile, Zeeland West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Spring Lake.
Zeeland West's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Grand Haven, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-13.
Grand Haven came out on top in a nail-biter against Zeeland West in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buccaneers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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