Basketball Recap: Willis' Victory on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to Seven

By Team Reports Feb 6, 2025, 5:18am

Basketball Recap: Willis Wildkats vs. Oak Ridge War Eagles

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Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Oak Ridge50-45
01/31/25 vs Conroe70-35
01/28/25 @ New Caney74-32
01/24/25 vs College Park80-75
01/23/25 @ Cleveland77-37
+ 2 more games

Willis extended their winning streak to seven games thanks to a huge performance from SJ Young. The Willis Wildkats secured a 50-45 W over the Oak Ridge War Eagles on Tuesday thanks in part to Young, who went 8 of 10 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. The match was his third in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Rondell Lewis, who posted 12 points and five boards. He has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

Willis is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points per game. As for Oak Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-15.

Willis has already played their next game (against Grand Oaks), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Oak Ridge will head out to challenge Caney Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge is facing Caney Creek at the right time seeing as Caney Creek is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.

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