The West Ottawa Panthers will square off against the East Kentwood Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, West Ottawa came up short against Grandville and fell 55-48. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 166th).
Meanwhile, East Kentwood was beaten by Rockford 74-45 on Friday. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Kentwood's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for West Ottawa, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
West Ottawa skirted past East Kentwood 53-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does West Ottawa have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Kentwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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