Basketball Recap: Willow Piles Up the Points Against Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Lions

Previous 4 Games

01/28/25 @ Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	72-44
01/25/25 vs St. Charles Catholic	49-47
01/24/25 vs St. Charles Catholic	49-47
01/17/25 @ Morris Jeff	64-42

Willow entered their tilt with Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Swamp Owls, posting a 72-44 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Swamp Owls are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Despite the loss, Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy still got an impressive performance from Antonio Castro, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Goodwin, who posted 11 points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Willow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Willow Lions take on the Belle Chasse Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy has already played their next contest (against Patrick Taylor Science & Tech Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.