Basketball Game Preview: Colusa RedHawks vs. Willows Honkers

Colusa has gone a perfect 10-0 against Willows recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Colusa RedHawks will host the Willows Honkers at 7:00 p.m. Colusa is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Colusa humbled Pierce with a 71-42 victory. The RedHawks pushed the score to 57-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears had little chance of recovering from.

Ernest Mitchum

Points (Career)

02/07/25 @ Pierce	18
12/10/24 vs Gridley	11
01/31/25 @ East Nicolaus	9
12/13/24 @ Live Oak	9
01/24/25 vs Winters	7

Colusa relied on the efforts of Ernest Mitchum, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points, and Jace MacKaben, who went 7 of 14 en route to 15 points and eight rebounds. Those 18 points gave Mitchum a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaeden Stallcop, who posted nine points.

Colusa was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Willows, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Winters on Friday, sneaking past 44-42. The team accrued 32 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.

Colusa's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-15. As for Willows, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-19.

Everything came up roses for Colusa against Willows when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 66-39 win. Does Colusa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willows turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.