Basketball Recap: Willow Springs' Higher State Rank on Full Display on Monday

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Previous Games

02/10/25 - Home	42-25 W
12/04/23 - Away	66-46 W
12/27/22 - Neutral	47-13 W
11/28/22 - Home	60-24 W
11/28/22 - Home	60-24 W
+ 5 more games

Willow Springs won the last time they faced Gainesville and things went their way on Monday too. The Willow Springs Bears took down the Gainesville Bulldogs 42-25. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Willow Springs has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points over those games. As for Gainesville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Willow Springs will head out to square off against Mountain Grove at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th. As for Gainesville, they will head out on the road to face off against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.