Van Buren is on a seven-game streak of home losses, East Grand a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The Van Buren Crusaders will host the East Grand Vikings at 12:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-8, which was the final score in Van Buren's tilt against Central Aroostook on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maine basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Panthers are ranked 43rd).
Meanwhile, East Grand came up short against Washburn on Friday, falling 45-23.
East Grand's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Van Buren didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Grand in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 42-37 victory. Will Van Buren repeat their success, or does East Grand have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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