Basketball Game Preview: Winters Warriors vs. Willows Honkers

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	66-42 W
01/24/24 - Home	63-45 W
01/12/24 - Away	70-56 W
01/25/23 - Away	45-50 L
01/13/23 - Home	58-53 W
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Winters has gone 9-1 against Willows recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Winters Warriors will face off against the Willows Honkers at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Winters is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Durham just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Trojans, falling 57-24. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 887th, while the Trojans are ranked 344th).

Meanwhile, Willows was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat. They were outmatched by East Nicolaus and fell 65-37. The contest was a close 25-22 at the break, but unfortunately for the Honkers it sure didn't stay that way.

Willows' loss dropped their record down to 1-19. As for Winters, they now have a losing record at 8-9.

Winters took their victory against Willows when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 66-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winters since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.