The Zeeland East Chix lost against the Zeeland West Dux back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Zeeland East fell 46-35 to Zeeland West. Zeeland East has struggled against Zeeland West recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Zeeland East saw an underclassman step up: Lizzie Risdon scored ten points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Mirra Fenlon, who scored seven points along with eight rebounds.
Zeeland East has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Zeeland West, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Zeeland East will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Muskegon at 7:00 p.m. Muskegon will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Zeeland East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Zeeland West, they will head out on the road to challenge Holland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Holland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 567th, while Zeeland West is ranked 122nd).
