GRAND HAVEN TWP. — It looked and felt like both rivalry teams were playing the second night of back-to-back games.
When it came time to decide Saturday night’s Drawbridge Classic girls game, Grand Haven needed all the energy they could get, and had just enough left in the tank to outlast a game Spring Lake squad.
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