Basketball Game Preview: Willis Wildkats vs. Cypress Springs Panthers

The Willis Wildkats will challenge the Cypress Springs Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Willis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Westfield out 54-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildkats have posted since December 7, 2024.

Meanwhile, Cypress Springs came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 65-37. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Willis is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points over those games. As for Cypress Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 27-9.