Basketball Game Preview: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Willard Tigers

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Previous 3 Games

12/15/21 - Away	51-49 W
01/26/19 - Neutral	74-68 W
12/26/15 - Neutral	64-23 W

Kickapoo has gone 3-0 against Willard recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Kickapoo Chiefs will venture away from home to square off against the Willard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Kickapoo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

Kickapoo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Logan-Rogersville, who was ranked 15th at the time (Kickapoo was ranked fourth). Kickapoo managed a 47-43 win over Logan-Rogersville on Monday. The 47-point effort marked the Chiefs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Meanwhile, Willard unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak last Saturday. They were beaten by Republic 68-33.

Willard's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2. As for Kickapoo, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.

Kickapoo came out on top in a nail-biter against Willard in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, sneaking past 51-49. Will Kickapoo repeat their success, or does Willard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.