The Zeeland West Dux entered their tilt with the Zeeland East Chix with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Zeeland West walked away with a 46-35 victory over Zeeland East on Friday. Given Zeeland West's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Zeeland East is ranked 428th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Zeeland East saw an underclassman step up: Lizzie Risdon scored ten points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mirra Fenlon, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
Zeeland West is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Zeeland East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Zeeland West will head out on the road to take on Holland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Holland: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Zeeland West has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road. Zeeland East will take on Muskegon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Muskegon's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
