Basketball Game Preview: Willard Tigers vs. Parkview Vikings

The Willard Tigers will take on the Parkview Vikings at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willard has three straight victories, Parkview has 26 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Thursday, Willard was able to grind out a solid win over Glendale, taking the game 36-24.

Meanwhile, Parkview was beaten by Carthage 54-23 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Tigers are ranked 124th).

Willard's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Parkview, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.

Willard strolled past Parkview in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 49-31. Will Willard repeat their success, or does Parkview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.