Basketball Recap: Willard Picks Up Eighth Straight Win on the Road

Willard had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 48-47 win over the Hartville Eagles. The 48-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Tigers

Previous Games (Away)

12/27/24 @ Hartville	48-47
12/26/24 @ Mountain Grove	66-35
12/17/24 @ West Plains	76-70
12/06/24 @ West Plains	77-68
12/04/24 @ Smith-Cotton	70-51
+ 3 more games

Willard pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Hartville, the loss snapped their winning streak at 27 games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 8-1 record.

Willard wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-33 defeat against Republic on the 28th. As for Hartville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-49 loss against West Plains on the 28th.