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GRAND RAPIDS – The Muskegon Big Red boys were saddled with their second loss of the week after falling to Grand Rapids Christian, 60-51, on Saturday.

The game was the finale of a six-game schedule at the 2K24 Showcase tournament at Aquinas College.

Grand Rapids Christian raced out to a 22-11 lead after the opening quarter and hung on the next three quarters to capture the victory.

Muskegon did outscore GR Christian 40-38 over the final three quarters of the game. The Big Reds pulled to within 45-42 with 5 minutes remaining, but a 6-0 run pushed the Eagles back into more comfortable territory.

Justin Watson led Muskegon with 13 points, followed by James Martin with 11.

GR Christian was led by 6-9 Jaylan Ouwinga with 21 points. He is a University of Toledo commit.

The Big Reds started the season 10-0 and ranked No. 2 in last week’s Division 1 rankings. On Tuesday night, Muskegon lost to Reeths-Puffer in an OK-Green showdown.