The Forest Hills Eastern Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Ottawa Hills Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Forest Hills Eastern and seven for Ottawa Hills.
Last Tuesday, Forest Hills Eastern came up short against Catholic Central and fell 51-42. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ottawa Hills also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Christian by a score of 49-39. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 511th, while the Eagles are ranked 114th).
Forest Hills Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Ottawa Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Forest Hills Eastern skirted past Ottawa Hills 50-48 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Hills Eastern since the team 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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