Football Game Preview: Willis Wildkats vs. New Caney Eagles + How To Watch

The Willis Wildkats will head out to take on the New Caney Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Willis' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.

Willis is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering College Park just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 55-37 bruising from the Cavaliers. While losing is never fun, the Wildkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 18th).

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Lincoln Frazier and Camden Hughes. Hughes had a great game and threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. Meanwhile, Frazier was balling out in the loss, throwing for 284 yards and three TDs, while also punching in one score on the ground.

Meanwhile, New Caney played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Grand Oaks, falling 49-7. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Grizzlies: they've now lost three in a row.

New Caney's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Willis, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Willis has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 382 total yards per game. It's a different story for New Caney, though, as they've been averaging only 195.6 total yards. Will Willis be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Eagles flip the script?

Everything came up roses for Willis against New Caney in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 69-21 victory. In that game, the Wildkats amassed a halftime lead of 62-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.