On Thursday Grand Haven will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will challenge the West Ottawa Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Grand Haven is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rockford just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Buccaneers have suffered since November 14, 2023.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-16, 25-15.
Meanwhile, West Ottawa waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Tigers 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Ottawa got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Grand Haven's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10. As for West Ottawa, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Grand Haven came out on top in a nail-biter against West Ottawa in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grand Haven since the squad 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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